Royal Saudi Air Force

Royal Saudi Air Force
Active
Country	Saudi Arabia
Part of	Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
Nickname	RSAF
Engagements	Gulf War : Desert Shield Battle of Khafji Desert Storm Sa'dah Insurgency
Commanders
Chief of Armed forces	Khalid bin Sultan
Notable commanders	Sultan bin Salman
Insignia
RSAF Roundels

Current aircraft inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Agusta-Bell 212	Italy	Transport Helicopter	-	27
Agusta-Bell AS-61	Italy	Transport Helicopter	AS-61A-4	3	Royal Flight
Airbus A340	European Union	Transport	A340-213	1	Royal Flight
Airbus A340	European Union	Transport & refuelling			6 ordered
BAe 125	United Kingdom	Transport	800B	4	Royal Flight
BAe Hawk	United Kingdom	Advanced Trainer	Mk 65 Mk 65A	30 20
BAe Jetstream	United Kingdom	Trainer	31	2
Bell 205	United States	Transport Helicopter	-	24
Bell 406 Combat Scout	United States	Attack Helicopter	406CS	13	Operated by Royal Saudi Land Forces
Bell 412	United States	Transport Helicopter	412EP	2
Boeing 747	United States	VIP Transport	747-300 747SP	2	Royal Flight
Boeing 757	United States	Medical Transport	-	1
Boeing AH-64 Apache	United States	Attack Helicopter	AH-64A	84	Operated by the Land Forces, to be upgraded to AH-64D $400m, a further 12 AH-64D requested for $598m
Mil Mi-24	Russia	Attack Helicopter	Mi-35	30	in order
Boeing Business Jet	United States	Transport	BBJ1 BBJ2	1 1	Royal Flight
Boeing E-3 Sentry	United States	airborne early warning and control		5	seeking upgrades
Boeing F-15 Eagle	United States	Fighter	F-15C F-15D	57 25	-
Boeing F-15 SA	United States	Fighter	F-15SA	84	-
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	United States	Strike fighter	F-15S	71 on order 72	Saudi Arabia has requested a purchase for 84 F-15 strike aircraft . Although the exact variant is unspecified, they are reported to be interested in the Silent Eagle.
Boeing KE-3A	United States	Airborne Refuelling	KE-3A	8	Being upgraded & then replaced by A330 MRRT
CASA CN-235	Spain	Transport	CN235M-10	4	Royal Flight
Cessna 550 Citation	United States	Transport	C550	4	Royal Flight
Eurocopter AS-532 Cougar	France	Combat Search and Rescue	AS 532M	12
Aérospatiale AS-365 Dauphin	France	Naval Helicopter Medical Helicopter	SA 365F SA 365N	24	SA365F operated by Royal Saudi Naval Forces
Eurocopter SA-332 Super Puma	France	Naval Helicopter	AS-332F	13	Operated by Royal Saudi Naval Forces
Eurofighter Typhoon	United Kingdom	Air Defence	Typhoon F.2	6	72 ordered £7 billion, 72 further could be ordered.
Gates Learjet 35	United States	Transport	35A	2	Both transferred to the Royal Saudi Armed Forces Medical Wing in July 2009
Gulfstream III	United States	Transport	-	2
Gulfstream V	United States	Medical Transport	-	?
Kawasaki-Vertol 107	Japan United States	Transport Helicopter	-	18	Operated by Ministry of the Interior
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	United States	Transport	C-130E C-130H KC-130H VC-130H	42
Lockheed L-100	United States	Transport	L-100-30	?
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	United States	Transport	MD-11	1	Royal Flight
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter	United States	Fighter	F5A F-5B	110	Withdrawn from service aside from in the trainer role, some squadrons such as #10 based in Taif will be replaced with Eurofighter Typhoons.
Super Mushshaaq	Pakistan	Trainer	-	20
Panavia Tornado IDS	United Kingdom	Ground Attack		87	some IDS and ADV to be upgraded at a cost of $4.66 billion, perhaps 80 aircraft in total
Panavia Tornado ADV	United Kingdom	Fighter		24	To be withdrawn from service & shipped to the UK in a buy back package part of the Al Salam deal.
Pilatus PC-9	Switzerland	Trainer	-	50
Reims Cessna F172	France	Trainer	F172G F172H F172M	8
Mil Mi-17	Russia	Transport Helicopter	-	120	in order
Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk	United States	Transport Helicopter	S-70A-1 S-70A-1L	12	S-70A-1L operated by the Royal Saudi Land Force
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk	United States	Transport Helicopter	UH-60L	90	Operated by Royal Saudi Land Force, a further 24 UH-60L requested for $350m
Total :				+1009	Including the 72 Eurofighter Typhoon + 72 F-15 SA + 48 AH-64 Apache + 72 UH-60 Black Hawk In December 2006, The Business online reported that the Saudi government was in talks to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from the French, regardless of how ongoing issues with the Eurofighter Typhoon contract were resolved. The Dassault Rafale contract would reportedly be in addition to the Eurofighter, not an either-or deal. With support and complementary ordnance added in, this could easily become a $5–15 billion transaction of its own. On 12 August 2009, UPI reported that Saudi Arabia was seeking upgrades of their E-3 fleet of electronic warfare and aerial tanker aircraft. In October 2010, a large new helicopter purchase was reported; the RSAF hoped to buy 72 UH-60M, 36 AH-6i, 36 AH-64D, and 12 MD530 helicopters, plus parts. The request has not yet been approved.