Saudi Arabian Air, Land, Naval Forces & SANG

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RSAF exercise (Europe 2012)

 

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[Bratva]

Mosa can you summarize what kind of up-gradations will be carried out on existing Saudi F-15's?

 

[Mosamania]

Mosa can you summarize what kind of up-gradations will be carried out on existing Saudi F-15's?

New AESA radar, New EW systems including the systems used on the Growler,Fly-by-Wire system, Two additional wing weapon hardpoints to increase the payload from 11Tons to 13 Tons. New Fuselage system to increase Range and loiter time, New radar absorbent coatings, Improved situational awareness systems, And few other things that I can't think of right now.

 

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New AESA radar, New EW systems including the systems used on the Growler,Fly-by-Wire system, Two additional wing weapon hardpoints to increase the payload from 11Tons to 13 Tons. New Fuselage system to increase Range and loiter time, New radar absorbent coatings, Improved situational awareness systems, And few other things that I can't think of right now.

New Engine?

 

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New Engine?

Engines: Boeing will equip the F-15SA with General Electric made F-110- GE-129 engines, instead of the 'traditional' Pratt&Whitney F100-PW-220 series engines. Besides technical and performance differences, the GE engine can immediately be recognized by its different jet exhaust nacelles.

Electronic Warfare: Instead of the TEWS used in the Strike Eagle, the F-15SA will feature a digital electronic warfare system (developed by BAE Systems), dubbed as DEWS. DEWS was developed by leveraging F-22 and F-35 EW program results and replaces 4 legacy systems of the Strike Eagle. It is fully digital (hence its name) and works in close integration with wideband RF systems, including the AN/APG-63(v)3 AESA radar, giving the jet a very sharp edge in the electronic warfare arena.

DEWS offers full quadrant detection and response control, containing aft receiving antennas on top of the tails, aft RF transmitters and antennas built in the tailbooms, forward RF transmitters and antennas built in the leading edge of the wing roots, forward receiving antennas built in the wingtips and a low band Rx knife antenna placed on the underbelly of the jet below the cockpit. DEWS includes a digital RWR, digital jamming transmitter, ICS and an interference cancellation system. According to Boeing, the system will enables the F-15SA to jam enemy radars while its own radar and RWR continues to operate.


Radar: It is arguably the most important difference between the F-15E and F-15SA models. The F-15SA will be equipped with the APG-63(V)3 radar, the newest of the ultramodern AESA line developed by Raytheon.

Cockpit: Not much is known about cockpit differences. It's certain that Boeing will integrate the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) into the system. The cockpit interior lighting will be compatible with night vision goggles ( NVG's). Together with the JHMCS capability, display systems will be compatible with AIM-9X Sidewinder and AIM-120C AMRAAM air-to-air missiles.

Sensors: The F-15SA will use the top-notch Sniper XR targeting pod. The targeting pod will be attached under a new 3rd generation FLIR sensor which Boeing calls as "Tiger Eyes". This pod will give the F-15SA IRST capabilities in air-to-air engagements. Note that "Tiger Eyes" is also in service with the F-15K Slam Eagle version, as it is seen on the image below.

Communication: Not really a difference, since the Strike Eagle is also capable to carry, but the F-15SA will be equipped with the Fighter Data Link ( FDL).

Recce Pod: The F-15SA will use Goodrich's DB-110 reconnaissance pod. This is a digital, real-time, tactical reconnaissance system designed to capture images in day or night, using electro-optical sensor technology. The pod can transmit images via datalink to the ground in real time. The DB-110 can be operated autonomously, by the pod's reconnaissance management system. Imagery is viewed on the F-15SA's cockpit video display, enabling the pilot to verify targets and conduct tasks such as battle damage assessment. This system allows the pilot increased flexibility over current fielded systems.

Weapons: The F-15SA will be compatible with Paveway III LGB's and with the "J-series" range of weapons. It will carry the AGM-84 Block II HARPOON anti-ship missile.

F-15E.info: Strike Eagle reference and resources - F-15E.info - F-15SA Differences

 

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Electronic Warfare: Instead of the TEWS used in the Strike Eagle, the F-15SA will feature a digital electronic warfare system (developed by BAE Systems), dubbed as DEWS. DEWS was developed by leveraging F-22 and F-35 EW program results and replaces 4 legacy systems of the Strike Eagle. It is fully digital (hence its name) and works in close integration with wideband RF systems, including the AN/APG-63(v)3 AESA radar, giving the jet a very sharp edge in the electronic warfare arena.

DEWS offers full quadrant detection and response control, containing aft receiving antennas on top of the tails, aft RF transmitters and antennas built in the tailbooms, forward RF transmitters and antennas built in the leading edge of the wing roots, forward receiving antennas built in the wingtips and a low band Rx knife antenna placed on the underbelly of the jet below the cockpit. DEWS includes a digital RWR, digital jamming transmitter, ICS and an interference cancellation system. According to Boeing, the system will enables the F-15SA to jam enemy radars while its own radar and RWR continues to operate.

IS DFRM the part of DEWS system?

Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) is an electronic method for digitally capturing and retransmitting RF signal. DRFMs are typically used in radar jamming,

Mosa, Haven't Saudi Airforce considered or evaluated F-16? What if instead of buying more F-15SA, Saudi AF purchased F-16's?

 

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The long awaited thread on something that doesn't get much attention nor is it something which has much info on the internet. This is a Thread on:

Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF)

First: Frigates:

There is currently two classes of Frigates serving in the Royal Saudi Navy:

1- Al-Riyadh Class Frigates:

Al Riyadh class frigates are modified versions of the La Fayette class frigate (built by DCN, Lorient), have a fully loaded displacement of 4,725 tons, are armed with eight MBDA Exocet MM40 Block II surface-to-surface missiles, two eight-cell Sylver vertical launch systems for the Eurosam (MBDA and Thales) Aster 15 surface-to-air missile, the main gun is the Oto Melara 76/62 Super Rapid, there are four 533mm aft torpedo tubes. The ships are armed with the DCNS F17 heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo.

There is currently a Total of 3 Frigates of this class in service with the RSNF:

Stealth features have been included in the design to reduce the radar cross section and infrared, acoustic and electromagnetic signatures.

 

[Cherokee]

India Saudi Naval Exercise in Arabian Sea would be Awesome . Post some more pics of your Naval Machines Bro

 

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2- Al-Madina Class Frigates:

Al Madinah class frigates ships based in the Red Sea, built in France (Arsenal de Marine, Lorient (French Government Dockyard) and CNIM, La Seyne) in mid 1980s, full load displacement of 2,610 tons,armed with 8 Otomat SSM, 1 8-cell Crotale SAM (26 missiles total), 1 100mm/44 DP, 2 40 mm AA, 4 torpedo tubes, aft helicopter deck and hangar; 1 Dauphin helicopter.

There is a total of 4 of this class in service of RSNF: