Saudi Arabian Air, Land, Naval Forces & SANG

[AUz]

Why did SAF choose not to induct F-16?

They have much better fighter planes,apparently.

 

[bc040400065]

^^ actually they wanted F16's during clinton admn, but they were denied for reasons i don't know. so then they ordered EFT's but not sure why US is selling more F15's now. i personally don't understand the logic behind this saudi decision as well because we all know the restrictions US imposes.

 

[Mosamania]

Mosamia How many total F-15s will Saudi have after their current get upgraded and 84 new received?
2 How many warplanes will Saudi have by the time of 2025? and which ones?
3 Is Saudi Arab Planning to order new warplanes other than Euorofighter?
Plz answer my questions

72+84=156 F-15s total.

2- There is a plan to increase the number of warplanes to 800.

3-There is a need for a light strike aircraft and many options are being considered.

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WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF SAUDI ARABIA IS INVOLVED IN A CONFLICT WITH ISRAEL ?

DO YOU THINK USA AND EUROPEANS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY SPARE PARTS FOR THESE AIRCRAFTS TO KSA.

OR HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THAT FAR IN ADVANCE ?

Many of the spare parts of the F-15s and the Typhoon will be made in Saudi Arabia by Al-Salam Aircraft industries factories

 

[Mosamania]

Saudia Arabia should engage in some real kickass training ! Does KSA participate in Antolian Eagle etc? Saudis should engage in more aggressive exercises with PAF,TuAF and EAF etc ..How many flying hours does an average Saudi fighter pilot get in a year?

RSAF this year alone participated in:
1-http://www.turkeydefence.com/royal-saudi-air-force-join-anatolian-eagle-20110526/ Anatoilan Eagle with TuAF.
2-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOzbx2USrrE Al-saqoor 2 with PAF .
3-http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=906326 with EAF

All of these training this year alone.

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Why did SAF choose not to induct F-16?

We wanted to induct F-16s block 60 aircrafts along with the UAE with the number of 120-150 F-16s but America's Jewish lobby was very hard against it because it will "Mess with the military balance of the region" so instead we were offered a downgraded F-16s and so we refused and went for the Typhoons instead.....

 

[Mosamania]

^^ actually they wanted F16's during clinton admn, but they were denied for reasons i don't know. so then they ordered EFT's but not sure why US is selling more F15's now. i personally don't understand the logic behind this saudi decision as well because we all know the restrictions US imposes.

This is not the Saudi Arabia of 1980s which will be okay with restrictions. This time the only thing the USA is "restricting" is joint stand-off weapons.....something we do not even use in our F-15s in the first place just to say to the AIPAC boys that it is "restricted" our European Aircrafts already carry more than enough of that capability.

 

[Jihad]

Why in every thread about an Arab Army, some Pakistani tries to bash their Army and rant about how superior PA is and how inferior Arab armies are blah blah......

Learn to read, where in my post did I indicate anything which may imply to the PA and its supposed "superiority" over the Arab forces?

The PA has nothing to do with this.
All i'm saying is, that in time of dire need, the Saudi forces will be mere puppets untill their kingdom's approach towards the U.S. is drastically changed.

I'm not trying to start a fight, just hoping that people from KSA realize this.
They've got enough money to spend on expensive military hardware, with so much reveneus from oil, you start wondering what on earth they've been doing with that money.

They could've been a counter balance to Israel and its dominance in the Middle-East.

 

[Mosamania]

Learn to read, where in my post did I indicate anything which may imply to the PA and its supposed "superiority" over the Arab forces?

The PA has nothing to do with this.
All i'm saying is, that in time of dire need, the Saudi forces will be mere puppets untill their kingdom's approach towards the U.S. is drastically changed.

I'm not trying to start a fight, just hoping that people from KSA realize this.
They've got enough money to spend on expensive military hardware, with so much reveneus from oil, you start wondering what on earth they've been doing with that money.

They could've been a counter balance to Israel and its dominance in the Middle-East.

We have a dark time in our history we were also cursed with bad and corrupt leaders. Only one leader in Saudi Arabia's history was 100% pro everything US unfortunately he was there for 25 years ...He is dead now. That man was a plague on us but he has done way too much damage.

Jihad believe me....Things changed... They changed very much.

 

[Desert Fox]

Why in every thread about an Arab Army, some Pakistani tries to bash their Army and rant about how superior PA is and how inferior Arab armies are blah blah......

Doesn't the same apply to you indians when you bash Pakistan armed forces? Especially in the air force thread you indians keep boasting about "230 MKI's, MRCA's, " on any thread that has to do with PAF.

 

[harpoon]

Doesn't the same apply to you indians when you bash Pakistan armed forces? Especially in the air force thread you indians keep boasting about "230 MKI's, MRCA's, " on any thread that has to do with PAF.

Thats expected b/n India & Pakistan looking at our history, but I don't see Indians bashing Arab armies just for the sake of it.

 

[AUz]

Thats expected b/n India & Pakistan looking at our history, but I don't see Indians bashing Arab armies just for the sake of it.

We bash Arab Armies because we want them to improve ! Yes,some Pakistanis may go beyond the line in doing so but this only shows that we Pakistanis care about Arabs and middle-east. It's b/w us and our Arab brothers..why you,a bharti, having any problems? It's none of your business.

 

[AUz]

Mosamania bro can you post some pictures of command and control center(s), Air bases' Maps , war colleges and pilots of RSAF? That would be awesome !!!!!

What is the annual budget of RSAF?

 

[Mosamania]

Mosamania bro can you post some pictures of command and control center(s), Air bases' Maps , war colleges and pilots of RSAF? That would be awesome !!!!!

What is the annual budget of RSAF?

Prince Sultan Air Base:

Dhhran Air Base:

The aircrafts and Squadrons stationed there.

Little Information about this base(Prince Faisal base): This base was only given full control to the Government of Saudi Arabia after Saudi Arabia's refusal to have anything what so ever to do with the war in Iraq so they packed up and left a few weeks after the Iraqi war started. And as a "Thank you" the US left all the C&C centers there which was the most up-to-date equipment in Saudi Arabia however a "third party" country the nature of which is still secretive (I am guessing either China or Russia) were asked to do an over-haul of the system and check for flaws and leaks and see if there is any features in the C&C centers missing.

 

[Mosamania]

Taif Air base :

Squadrons in this base:

This base is the home of the Typhoon fleet and it has an Air force school set up in it that teaches pilots from the English language to advanced warfare.

 

[sqn 17]

Saudia Arabia should engage in some real kickass training ! Does KSA participate in Antolian Eagle etc? Saudis should engage in more aggressive exercises with PAF,TuAF and EAF etc ..How many flying hours does an average Saudi fighter pilot get in a year?

it's depends on the rank but the average is between 200-350 hrs/year

 

[Mosamania]

Riyadh Air base:

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Jeddah Air base: