Royal Saudi Air Force

Royal Saudi Air Force
Founded	1920; 97 years ago (1920)
Country	Saudi Arabia
Allegiance	Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Type	Military aviation
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	63,000 full-time personnel 18,000 reservists
Part of	KSA Department of Defense (1934–present) Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (1950–present)
Headquarters	Ministry of Defence, Riyadh
Engagements	First Arab–Israeli War Suez Crisis Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Al-Wadiah War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Battle of Khafji Operation Scorched Earth Intervention against ISIL War in Yemen (2015–present)
Commanders
Chief of Air Staff	Major General Muhammad ibn Saleh al-Otaybi
Insignia
Roundels
Ensign
Logo
Flag
Aircraft flown
Attack	Eurofighter Typhoon Panavia Tornado IDS
Bomber	Boeing F-15S Panavia Tornado IDS
Electronic warfare	Boeing RE-3A Boeing E-3A
Fighter	Eurofighter Typhoon Boeing F-15C/S
Interceptor	Eurofighter Typhoon Boeing F-15C/S
Reconnaissance	Northrop RF-5E Panavia Tornado IDS
Trainer	Pilatus PC-9A BAE Hawk
Transport	Lockheed C-130

KSA Department of Defense (1934–present)

The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF; Arabic: القوات الجوية الملكية الـسعودية‎‎, al-quwwāt al-ğawwiyyah al-malakiyyah as-suʿūdiyyah), is the aviation branch of the Saudi Arabian armed forces. The RSAF has developed from a largely defensive military force into one with an advanced offensive capability. The RSAF maintains the third largest fleet of F-15s after the American and Japanese air forces.

The backbone of the RSAF is currently the Boeing F-15 Eagle, with the Panavia Tornado also forming a major component. The Tornado and many other aircraft were delivered under the Al Yamamah contracts with British Aerospace (now BAE Systems). The RSAF ordered various weapons in the 1990s, including Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles, laser-guided bombs and gravity bombs. Al-Salam, a successor to the Al Yamamah agreement will see 72 Eurofighter Typhoons delivered by BAE.

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