Royal Saudi Air Force

Royal Saudi Air Force
القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية
Badge of the Royal Saudi Air Force
Founded	June 1920; 104 years ago (1920-06) [1]
Country	Saudi Arabia
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	20,000 456 combat aircraft 1,106 total aircraft
Part of	Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
Motto(s)	God is the greatest
Engagements	Battle of Hejaz Gulf War Intervention against ISIL War in Yemen[2]
Website	Official website
Commanders
Commander of the Air Force	Lieutenant General Turki bin Bandar Al Saud
Insignia
Roundel
Low Visibility roundel
Aircraft flown
Electronic warfare	E-3 Sentry, Saab 2000 AEW&C
Fighter	Panavia Tornado, Eurofighter Typhoon, F-15E
Helicopter	Bell 412, AS532, Sikorsky UH-60
Reconnaissance	Panavia Tornado, King Air 350
Trainer	Pilatus PC-21A, PAC MFI-395, Cirrus SR22, BAE Hawk
Transport	C-130H, C-130J, Airbus A330 MRTT

The Royal Saudi Air Force (Arabic: ‎الْقُوَّاتُ الْجَوِّيَّةُ الْمَلَكِيَّةْ ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Jawiyah Al-Malakiyah as-Su’udiyah) (RSAF) is the aviation branch of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.

The Royal Saudi Air Force currently has wings, squadrons, and a Special Forces unit dedicated to combat search and rescue.

The RSAF has developed from a largely defensive military force into one with an advanced offensive capability, and maintains the second largest fleet of F-15s after the U.S.

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 48 Eurofighter Typhoons delivered by BAE.