List of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army

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

Model	Origin	Type	Caliber	Details
Pistols
SIG Sauer P226	Switzerland	Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum	Standard issue sidearm^{[citation needed]}
Glock	Austria	Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum	Special forces mostly^{[citation needed]}
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5	West Germany Saudi Arabia	Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum
Assault rifles
AK-103	Russia Saudi Arabia	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army.^[1]^[2] Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.^[3]^[4]
PM md. 90	Romania	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	^[5]
Heckler & Koch G36	Germany Saudi Arabia	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.^[6]
FN SCAR-H	Belgium United States	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army.^[7]^[8]
Heckler & Koch G3	West Germany Saudi Arabia	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Standard issue rifle of Saudi Arabian Army. Manufactured by MIC.^[9]
M4A1 carbine	United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Used by Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army.^{[citation needed]}
Steyr AUG	Austria	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Former standard assault rifle of the Saudi Arabian Army.^[10]^[11]
Machine guns
Heckler & Koch MG4	Germany	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	Standard light machine gun of the Saudi Arabian Army.^{[citation needed]}
Rheinmetall MG3	West Germany	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Saudi Arabian Army.^[12]
FN Minimi	Belgium	Squad automatic weapon	5.56×45mm NATO	^{[citation needed]}
FN MAG	Belgium	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	^{[citation needed]}
Vektor SS-77	South Africa	General-purpose machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	^{[citation needed]}
M2 Browning	United States	Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm NATO	Standard heavy machine gun of the Saudi Arabian Army.^{[citation needed]}
Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles
Accuracy International AWM	United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	.300 Winchester Magnum	^{[citation needed]}
M107/M107A1	United States	Anti-materiel rifle	12.7×99mm NATO	^{[citation needed]}
AWP (Arctic Warfare Police)	United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	^{[citation needed]}
Robar RC-50	United States	Anti-material sniper rifle	12.7 × 99 mm NATO	^{[citation needed]}
Grenade-based weapons
M203	United States	Grenade launcher	40×46mm SR	^{[citation needed]}
AGS-30	Russia Saudi Arabia	Automatic grenade launcher	40×46mm	Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.^[13]
Mk 19	United States	Automatic grenade launcher	40×53mm	^[14]
Milkor MGL	South Africa	Automatic grenade launcher	40×46mm	^[15]
Norinco LG5	China	Anti-materiel sniper rifle/Grenade launcher	40×53mm	Manufactured by Norinco^[16]
M67	United States	Hand grenade	64 mm	^[17]
Rocket-propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7	Soviet Union	Rocket propelled grenade launcher	40 mm	^[18]
C90-CR (M3)	Spain	Rocket-propelled grenade	90 mm	At least 5,000 sold To Saudi Arabian Army in the 1990s.^[19]
Portable anti-tank weapons
9M133 Kornet	Russia Saudi Arabia	Anti-tank guided missile	Tandem high-explosive anti-tank	Manufactured by Saudi Arabian Military Industries.^{[citation needed]}
FGM-148 Javelin	United States	Medium-range anti-tank guided missile	127mm	Standard infantry anti-tank weapon. 20 launchers and 150 missiles.^[20]
NLAW	United Kingdom Sweden	Short-range anti-tank missile system	150mm	In service with Saudi Arabian Army.^{[citation needed]}
RBS 56B BILL 2	Sweden	Semi-automatic command to line of sight anti-tank missile	127mm	^[21]
AT-1K Raybolt	South Korea	Anti-tank missile		Used in Yemen.^[22]
M47 Dragon	United States	Anti-tank missile	140 mm	^{[citation needed]}
APILAS	France	Anti-tank missile	112 mm	^[23]
Mounted anti-tank weapons
HOT	France	Anti-tank missile	Tandem charge high-explosive anti-tank	HOT and HOT-2 delivered in 1989 and 1997 for use on AMX-10.^{[citation needed]}
AGM-114 Hellfire	United States	Anti-tank missile	High-explosive anti-tank	Used on AH-64D and AH-6s.
BGM-71 TOW BGM-71C ITOW BGM-71D TOW-2 BGM-71E TOW-2A	United States	Anti-tank missile	150mm	Standard issue to Saudi Arabian Army. ^{[citation needed]}

Model	Origin	Type	Details
Self-propelled howitzers (380)
M109	United States	155mm self-propelled howitzer	110 M109A1B/A2 as of 2024^[24] 177 M109A6 ordered in April 2018^[25]
CAESAR	France	155 mm self-propelled howitzer	156
AMX-30 AU-F-1	France	155mm self-propelled howitzer	60^[26]^{[page needed]}
PLZ-45	China	155mm self-propelled howitzer	54
Towed Howitzers (557)
M777 Howitzer	United States	155mm towed howitzer	90
M101	United States	105mm towed howitzer	132
GIAT LG1	France	105mm towed howitzer	91
M198	United States	155mm towed howitzer	118
FH70	United Kingdom	155mm towed howitzer	76
M114	United States	155mm towed howitzer	50
Multiple Rocket Launchers (327)
Astros II	Brazil	180mm multiple rocket launcher	77
TOS-1A	Russia	220mm multiple rocket launcher	34
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System	United States	227mm multiple rocket launcher	180
K239 Chunmoo	South Korea	227/239 mm multiple rocketlauncher	36

Model	Origin	Variant	Quantity	Details
Tanks (1,085)
M1 Abrams	United States	M1A2S	575^[27]	Saudi Arabia bought 373 M1A2 tanks,^[28] with further 69 more M1A2S tanks ordered on 8 January 2013 and delivered by 31 July 2014.^[29] Later Saudi Arabia decided to upgrade all of M1A2 variants to M1A2S configuration. 153 M1A2S on order since 9 August 2016.^[28] 20 were lost in Yemen.^[30]
M60 Patton	United States	M60A3	370^[31]	910 M60A1 RISE (250 transferred to North Yemen).^[32] Many of these were upgraded to M60A3s during the 1990s.^[33]
AMX-30	France	AMX-30SA	140	In reserve.
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles
Panhard AML	France	AML-60 AML-90	300^[34]
Infantry fighting vehicles
M2 Bradley	United States	M2A2	380^[34]	Principal infantry fighting vehicle of the Saudi Army.^[35]
AMX-10P	France		380^[34]	500^[36] were bought from France in 1974; most are now stored as a reserve.
VAB	France	VAB Mk3	100^[34]
Al-Fahd 8*8 APC/IFV & AFRV	Saudi Arabia	AF-40-8-1 (40mm turret) & AF-40-8-2 (105mm turret AFRV)	?	Developed and manufactured by the Abdallah Al Faris Company for Heavy Industries, it was the first armored fighting vehicle produced in the nation.
Armoured personnel carriers
M113	United States	M113A1 M113A3	1,190^[34]
Panhard M3	France	M3	150^[34]
Armoured utility vehicles/MRAPs
Otokar Cobra II	Turkey		N/A^[37]
Didgori Medevac	Georgia	Didgori-2	100^[34]	Armored medical evacuation vehicle. Saudi Arabia ordered 100+ Didgori Medevac from Georgia in 2016.^[38]^[39]
Al-Shibl	Saudi Arabia	Al-Shibl2	N/A^[34]	^[40] A small number of Al Shibl 2 vehicles were delivered to the Yemeni army to take part in the Midi and Harad offensives.^{[citation needed]}
Sherpa Light	France	Scout	100^[34]
Oshkosh M-ATV	United States		1800+^[34]	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.^{[citation needed]}
Terradyne Gurkha	Canada		N/A^[34]
URO VAMTAC	Spain		30	^[41]
CUCV II^[42]	United States		200+	^{[citation needed]}
Humvee	United States	M997 HMMWV M998 HMMWV M1026 HMMWV M1151 HMMWV	2500	Vehicles were sold to Saudi Arabia by the United States under the Foreign Military Sales program.^[43]
TUWAIQ-2	Saudi Arabia		1500+	^[44]
Anti-tank vehicles
AMX-10P	France		90+^[34]
VCC-1 ITOW	United States		200^[34]
M-ATV	United States		N/A^[34]	Equipped with MILAN ATGM^[34]
Armoured recovery vehicles
M88	United States	M88A1	122^[34]	Armoured recovery vehicle.^[45]^[46]^[43] The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016.^[47]
ACV ARV	United States		8^[34]
AMX-10EHC	France		N/A^[34]
AMX-30D	France		55^[34]
Leclerc ARV	France		N/A^[34]
M578	United States		90^[34]
Armoured engineering vehicle
M728	United States		15^[34]
Demining vehicles
Aardvark JSFU	United Kingdom	?	?	^[48]
DOK-ING	Croatia	MV-4 MV-10	?	^[49]
Trucks
M548	United States	?	?	^{[citation needed]}
M35	United States	?	?	^[50]
M939	United States	?	?	^[51]
FMTV	United States	?	100	^[51]
HEMTT	United States	?	?	^{[citation needed]}
Oshkosh HET	United States	M1070A0 M1070	50	Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1070 with deliveries made during 1993.^[52]
Tatra 810	Czech Republic Saudi Arabia	810	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.^[53]
Tatra 815	Czech Republic Saudi Arabia	815	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.^[54]
Tatra 158 Phoenix	Czech Republic Saudi Arabia	158 Phoenix	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.^[55]
Tatra 815-7	Czech Republic Saudi Arabia	815-7	?	Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation.^[56]

Model	Origin	Variant	Quantity	Details
Helicopters
Boeing AH-64 Apache	United States	AH-64D	47	Delivered and on order^[57]
Bell OH-58 Kiowa	United States	OH-58D	15^[57]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk	United States	UH-60L	100	Delivered and on order^[57]
Boeing CH-47 Chinook	United States	CH-47F	48	Delivered and on order^[57]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Saqr	Saudi Arabia	Saqr1 Saqr2 Saqr3 Saqr4	+230	^[58]^[59]
CAIG Wing Loong	China Saudi Arabia	Pterodactyl Wing Loong II	300^[60]	^[61]^[62] King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology signed a partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation to establish a manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia for the CH series of unmanned combat aerial vehicles.^[63]
Denel Dynamics Seeker	South Africa Saudi Arabia^[64]	Seeker 400	?	^[65]
EMT Luna X-2000	Germany Saudi Arabia^[66]	?	?	^[67]^[68]
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.^[69]
Aeryon Scout	Canada	?	10	^[70]
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.^[71]
MQ-9B Seaguardian	United States	MQ-9B	?	Image of the MQ-9B seaguardian, created by General Atomics This has been widely speculated to be involved in the Trump-Saudi arms deal in May 2025 yet not officially announced by either side.

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