List of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army

This is a list of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army currently in service.

Small arms
ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberDetails
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power BelgiumHandgun9×19mm Parabellum[1]
SIG Sauer P226  SwitzerlandHandgun9×19mm ParabellumStandard issue sidearm
Glock AustriaHandgun9×19mm ParabellumSpecial forces mostly
Assault rifles
AK-103 Russia
 Saudi Arabia		Assault rifle7.62×39mmUsed by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army.[2][3] Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.[4][5]
Heckler & Koch G36 Germany
 Saudi Arabia		Assault rifle5.56×45mm NATOManufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[6]
Heckler & Koch HK33 West GermanyAssault rifle5.56×45mm NATOHK33E variant.[7]
FN SCAR-H Belgium
 United States		Battle rifle7.62×51mm NATOUsed by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army.[8][9]
Heckler & Koch G3 West Germany
 Saudi Arabia		Battle rifle7.62×51mm NATOStandard issue rifle of Saudi Arabian Army. Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[10]
M4A1 carbine United StatesAssault rifle5.56×45mm NATOUsed by Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army.
Steyr AUG
 AustriaAssault rifle5.56×45mm NATOFormer Standard assault rifle of the Saudi Arabian Army.[11][12]
Machine guns
AUG A1 HBAR  Austria Squad-automatic rifle 5.56×45mm NATO
Heckler & Koch MG4 GermanyLight machine gun5.56×45mm NATOStandard light machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army.
Rheinmetall MG3 West GermanyGeneral-purpose machine gun7.62×51mm NATOStandard general-purpose machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army.[13]
FN Minimi BelgiumSquad automatic weapon5.56×45mm NATO
FN MAG BelgiumGeneral-purpose machine gun7.62×51mm NATO
Vektor SS-77 South AfricaGeneral-purpose machine gun5.56×45mm NATO
M2 Browning United StatesHeavy machine gun12.7×99mm NATOStandard heavy machine gun of the Saudi Arabian army.
Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles
Accuracy International AWM United KingdomSniper rifle.300 Winchester Magnum
Heckler & Koch PSG1 GermanySniper rifle7.62×51mm NATO
M107/M107A1 United StatesAnti-materiel rifle12.7×99mm NATO
AWP (Arctic Warfare Police) United KingdomSniper rifle7.62×51mm NATO
Robar RC-50 United StatesAnti-material sniper rifle12.7 × 99 mm NATO
Steyr SSG 69 AustriaSniper rifle7.62×51mm NATO
Grenade-based weapons
M203 United StatesGrenade launcher40×46mm SR
AGS-30 Russia
 Saudi Arabia		Automatic grenade launcher40×46mmManufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.[14]
Mk 19 United StatesAutomatic grenade launcher40×53mm[15]
Milkor MGL South AfricaAutomatic grenade launcher40×46mm[7]
M67 United StatesHand grenade64 mm[16]
Alhambra SpainHand grenade65 mm[17]
Rocket-propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7 Soviet UnionRocket propelled grenade launcher40 mm[18]
C90-CR (M3) SpainRocket-propelled grenade90 mmAt least 5,000 sold in the nineties.[17]
Portable anti-tank weapons
9M133 Kornet Russia
 Saudi Arabia		Anti-tank guided missileTandem high-explosive anti-tankManufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.
FGM-148 Javelin United StatesMedium-range anti-tank guided missile127mmStandard infantry anti-tank weapon. 20 launchers and 150 missiles.[19]
NLAW United Kingdom
 Sweden		Short-range anti-tank missile system150mmIn service with Saudi Arabian Army.
RBS 56B BILL 2 SwedenSemi-automatic command to line of sight anti-tank missile127mm[20]
AT-1K Raybolt South KoreaAnti-tank missileUsed in Yemen.[21]
M47 Dragon United StatesAnti-tank missile140 mm
APILAS FranceAnti-tank missile112 mm[22]
Mounted anti-tank weapons
HOT FranceAnti-tank missileTandem charge high-explosive anti-tankHOT and HOT-2 delivered in 1989 and 1997 for use on AMX-10.
AGM-114 Hellfire United StatesAnti-tank missileHigh-explosive anti-tankUsed on AH-64D and AH-6s.
BGM-71 TOW
BGM-71C ITOW
BGM-71D TOW-2
BGM-71E TOW-2A		 United StatesAnti-tank missile150mmStandard issue to Saudi Arabian Army.

Artillery
ModelImageOriginTypeVariantDetails
Mortars
M224 United States60mm lightweight mortar
Brandt Mle CM60A1 France60mm gun-mortar
2R2M 120MM United States
 France		120mm heavy mortar
MO-120-RT-61 120mm France120mm heavy mortar
M30 United States106mm heavy mortar
Howitzers
CAESAR France155mm self-propelled howitzerMkI Unimog platform0 for the army, and 156 for the National Guard[23]
PLZ-45 China155mm self-propelled howitzer74[24]
M109 United States155mm self-propelled howitzer136 M109A2/A3
600 M109A5

177 M109A6 Paladin ordered.[25]

AMX-GCT France155mm self-propelled howitzer93[26]
M198 United States155mm towed howitzer205
FH70 United Kingdom155mm towed howitzer172
M114 United States155mm towed howitzerM114A1650 as of 2016.[27]
M102 United States105mm towed howitzer910[28]
M101 United States105mm towed howitzerM101A180[29]
Rocket artillery
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System United States227mm multiple rocket launcher278[29]
Astros II Brazil180mm multiple rocket launcher77[30]
TOS-1A Russia
220mm multiple rocket launcher100. Used by the Saudi Arabian Army.[31] Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.[32][33]
K239 Chunmoo South Korea
227/239 mm multiple rocket launcherunknownIn April 2023, it is confirmed that the Saudi Arabian Army has purchased an unknown amount of Chunmoo launchers.[34][35][36]

Vehicles
ModelImageOriginVariantQuantityDetails
Tanks
M1 Abrams United StatesM1A2S575[37] Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks,[38] with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014.[39] Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016.[38] 20 were lost in Yemen.[40]
M60 Patton United StatesM60A3660910 M60A1 RISE (250 transferred to North Yemen).[41] Many of these were upgraded to M60A3s during the 1990s.[42]
AMX-30 FranceAMX-30SA250[43]In reserve.
Armoured vehicles
M2 Bradley United StatesM2A2400[44]Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army.[28]
AMX-10P France293[45]500[46] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve.
M113 United StatesM113A1
M113A3		3,190[47]
Humvee United StatesM997 HMMWV
M998 HMMWV
M1026 HMMWV
M1151 HMMWV		2500Vehicles were sold to Saudi Arabia by the United States under the Foreign Military Sales program.[48]
M88 United StatesM88A198Armoured recovery vehicle.[49][50][48] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016.[51]
Al-Shibl Saudi ArabiaAl-Shibl1
Al-Shibl2		~250[52] A small number of Al Shibl 2 vehicles were delivered to the Yemeni army to take part in the Midi and Harad offensives.
URO VAMTAC Spain30[53]
Didgori Medevac GeorgiaDidgori-2100+Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016.[54][55]
CUCV II[56] United States200+
MRAPs
Oshkosh M-ATV United StatesMany1859[27]Saudi Arabia began negotiations for an order for an undisclosed number of M-ATVs. Several dozen have been destroyed in Yemen. With many being donated to Pro-Hadi forces and subsequently getting destroyed in fighting.
TUWAIQ-2 Saudi Arabia500+[57]
Demining vehicles
Aardvark JSFU United Kingdom ? ?[58]
DOK-ING CroatiaMV-4
MV-10		 ?[59]
Trucks
M548 United States ? ?
M35
 United States ? ?
M939
 United States ? ?[60]
FMTV United States?100[60]
HEMTT United States ??
Oshkosh HET
 United StatesM1070A0
M1070		50Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1070 with deliveries made during 1993.[61]
Tatra 810
 Czech Republic
 Saudi Arabia		810 ?Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[62]
Tatra 815
 Czech Republic
 Saudi Arabia		815 ?Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[63]
Tatra 158 Phoenix
 Czech Republic
 Saudi Arabia		158 Phoenix ?Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[64]
Tatra 815-7
 Czech Republic
 Saudi Arabia		815-7?Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.[65]

Aviation
ModelImageOriginVariantQuantityDetails
Helicopters
Boeing AH-64 Apache United StatesAH-64D47delivered and on order.[66]
Bell OH-58 Kiowa United StatesOH-58D+40[67]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk United StatesUH-60L187A further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m.
Boeing CH-47 Chinook United StatesCH-47F48Ordered in December 2016.[68]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Saqr Saudi ArabiaSaqr1
Saqr2
Saqr3
Saqr4		+230[69][70]
CAIG Wing Loong China
 Saudi Arabia		Pterodactyl
Wing Loong II		300[71][72][73] King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology signed a partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporationto establish a manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia for the CH series of unmanned combat aerial vehicles.[74]
Denel Dynamics Seeker South Africa
 Saudi Arabia[75]		Seeker 400 ?[76][77]
EMT Luna X-2000 Germany
 Saudi Arabia[78]		 ? ?[79][80]
Selex ES Falco Italy? ?On 13 July 2012 ainonline.com reported a new sale for the Falco, bringing the number of export customers to four, and that more than 50 air vehicles were operational at the time.[81]
Aeryon Scout Canada ?10[82]
Samoom  Saudi Arabia Samoom ? Intra Defense technologies, a Saudi Arabian company specialised in UAVs, optronics and electronic warfare, unveiled at the World Defense Show a brand new MALE.[83]

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