Saudi Arabian Air, Land, Naval Forces & SANG

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An RSLF delegation visiting China for Chinese Equipment assessment last week:

 

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Fighter Pilot Abulaziz Al-Omari
King Faisal Air Academy.
On Foreign Training: 25th Flying Training Squadron.

 

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handsome fellow.....fighter pilots always exhibit confidence and grace

 

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One of the most Beautiful RSAF pics I could dig up:

One of the different and way better view I have seen. Really a good one.

 

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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.

INSHA ALLAH by the Grace of Almighty ALLAH we will going to see that KUWAIT, QATAR and BAHRAIN will be a part of Saudi Arabia and it would require bigger force like 500 fighters at least and especially a bigger Navy. So better for them to start R&D on their own higher expertise from WEST anddo JV with EU countries to induct(15 years time):
21 5000 Ton Multi Mission Frigates
21 2100 Ton Multi Mission Corvettes
21 700+ Ton Multi Mission FAC
11 11000 Ton Multi Purpose Tankers
21 SSKs
11 Smaller SSKs
15 MPAs like P-8s
11 MPAs like CN-295s
and other Stuff as well.

It would save a lot of money and can create expertise and jobs in Saudi Arabia if the done JV with French/Italy and on Submarines with Germans.

Egypt, Libya, Algeria and may be Pakistan can join Saudi Arabia on that too.

 

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RSAF should buy some good number of HARM from EU and US along with some other countries to have multiple choices with this to pound it on enemy air defences.

If RSAF joins it in 1990 along with UAE, OMAN and Jordan then now they can produce some 300 EF-2000 for them.

 

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Saudi-French joint large scale military Exercise Tiger-2

In what is termed to be the biggest foreign deployment of Non-European country in Europe since its inception Saudi Armed forces comprising all of its branches have deployed its troops in The French island of Korsika. The training is to last 2 weeks.

The exercise have showcased KSA's armed forces ability to deploy large number of troops and equipment through great distances successfully. Also it showcased KSA's armed forces readiness to conduct military operations in far away lands without much trouble.

Brig.General Saeed Al-Qahatani. Tasked with overseeing the exercise.

 

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Saudi pilots with the Rafale: