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All the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) jets were retired several years back, and the bulk of them are now stored on old taxiways at Taif Air Base. Being left in the open in a pretty brutal environment means there would be little hope of getting them airborne again.I think the Saudis recognize the importance of this as its not enough to just have the individual elements like aircraft, munitions, electronics, etc. but its the bringing together of these as a whole eco system to wage air warfare and to link it the the larger strategic battlefield objects.
In the coming years it can be a game changer for them.
One question, doesn't RSAF still have F-5's in service? If so then perhaps some of those can be used for the aggressor role?
https://www.arabianaerospace.aero/f-5-fleet-on-red-alert-for-aggressor-role.html