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The Saudi Arabian Army, officially the Royal Saudi Land Forces (Arabic: القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah as-Su'udiyah), is the principal land warfare branch of the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia.
It consists of the Royal Saudi Army, the Royal Saudi Navy, the Royal Saudi Air Force, the Royal Saudi Air Defense, and the Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force. The King of Saudi Arabia is the commander-in-chief of all the military forces and forms military policy with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior.
The Royal Saudi Navy is the maritime arm of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and one of the five service branches of the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia. Its primary role is monitoring and defending the Saudi territorial waters against military or economic intrusion, and participating in international naval alliances.
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.
The army was organized into three units: machine gun, infantry and artillery units. [ 6 ] Defense Agency – In addition to the Military Affairs Administration, the Defense Agency was established by King Abdulaziz's order in 1934 as a requirement of the expansion and modernization where further detachments were created and distributed over the ...
The Military ranks of Saudi Arabia are the military insignia used by the Military Forces of Saudi Arabia. The ranks are influenced by both the United Kingdom and later the United States , due to the close relations during the development phase of the Saudi military.
A video shared on X claims to show missiles flying over Saudi Arabia, originally fired from Yemen to Israel. Verdict: Misleading The video appears to be from Yemen and was taken in 2018. Fact ...
This is a list of military installations in Saudi Arabia. [1] [2] Joint. King Khalid Military City; Air Force. King Abdulaziz Air Base; King Abdullah Air Base;