沙特皇家空军

战斗序列 · Saudi Arabia

沙特皇家空军

القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية

The Royal Saudi Air Force grew from a handful of ex-Hejazi biplanes into the largest air force in the Gulf, built on British Lightnings and Tornados and American F-5s and F-15s; it led the coalition air war in Yemen from 2015, which independent monitors and human rights groups linked to thousands of civilian deaths and which the coalition defends as lawful, and in 2026 it is defending the kingdom against Iranian and Houthi missiles while waiting on the F-35, more Typhoons and a possible place in Turkey’s KAAN.

国家标志Green and white rings around a green centre with the white palm and crossed swords
72战斗机
9现役空军基地
1952创立
22已退役的类型
国家沙特阿拉伯创立1952地位积极的总部Riyadh指挥官Turki bin Bandar bin Mohammed Al Saud
故事

The Royal Saudi Air Force story: Hejazi biplanes, British Lightnings and Tornados, and the air war over Yemen

1920s–1960s: Hejazi biplanes, British instructors and an American base

Saudi military flying predates the kingdom itself. Wikipedia traces the air force to the Hejaz Air Force of 1916 and to the Hejaz–Nejd air arm formed in the mid-1920s with British help from what was left of King Ali of Hejaz’s aircraft: Westland Wapiti biplanes flown by pilots who had served the Hashemites. A military contract with Britain followed in 1937, a military airstrip at Jeddah in 1939, and Saudi students were sent to England for flying training in 1949–1950. The service dates its modern form to 1952: according to the English Wikipedia, the air force flag was raised at a hangar at Jeddah airport on 5 November 1952 in the presence of the Minister of Defence, Prince Mishaal bin Abdulaziz; the Arabic Wikipedia gives 16 November 1952. The same year American assistance began, including USAF use of the air base at Dhahran.

1965–1986: the Lightning, the Hunter and the first wars on the Yemen border

The jet age came from both Britain and America — Vampires, F-86F Sabres and T-33s — but the decisive step was British. On 21 December 1965 Saudi Arabia ordered 34 Lightning F.53s and six T.55 trainers in a package that also brought 25 BAC Strikemasters, new radars and American Hawk missiles. While those were built, the interim "Magic Carpet" deal of March 1966 delivered six ex-RAF Lightnings and six Hunters in July 1966. The Hunters were flown against Yemeni forces on the southern border, where one was lost in 1967, before the survivors were given to Jordan in 1968. In the al-Wadiah war of November–December 1969, Lightnings flown by Saudi and Pakistani pilots from Khamis Mushait attacked South Yemeni supply lines; one F.53 was shot down by ground fire on 3 May 1970, and its pilot was rescued.

1972–1991: F-5s, F-15s, AWACS and the Tornado — and two Mirages over the Gulf

In the 1970s the air force turned to the United States. Northrop F-5s arrived from 1972, and F-15 Eagles under the Peace Sun programme from 1981, followed by the E-3A AWACS. On 5 June 1984, according to Wikipedia, RSAF F-15C pilots shot down two Iranian F-4E Phantoms over the Gulf; Iran’s own account of the clash could not be checked for this page. The Al Yamamah contract with Britain, signed on 25 September 1985, bought 48 Tornado IDS and 24 Tornado ADV, plus 30 Hawk trainers, and the remaining 22 Lightnings were traded back to British Aerospace in January 1986. In the 1991 Gulf war the RSAF flew F-15Cs, Tornados and F-5s alongside the coalition. On 24 January 1991 Captain Ayedh al-Shamrani of the RSAF shot down two Iraqi Mirage F1s heading for the Gulf coast; Wikipedia records the loss of one Tornado IDS on the night of 19/20 January and two Saudi fixed-wing aircraft in all.

2009–2022: from the Houthi border war to Decisive Storm

After 1991 the fleet grew into the largest in the Gulf: 72 F-15S strike aircraft in the late 1990s, 48 more Tornados under Al Yamamah II, 72 Eurofighter Typhoons from the 2007 Al Salam deal, and on 29 December 2011 a US$29.4 billion contract for 84 new F-15SA and the upgrade of the F-15S fleet. The air force went back to war on its own border in November 2009, sending F-15s and Tornados against the Houthis after a cross-border attack; the Saudi government later gave 133 soldiers killed in that campaign. In September 2014 it joined the US-led strikes on the Islamic State in Syria. On 26 March 2015 Saudi Arabia launched Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen, at the head of a coalition supporting President Hadi’s government against the Houthis. The Yemen Data Project counted 25,054 air raids by the coalition between March 2015 and April 2022, when a UN-brokered truce took hold.

Civilian casualties, the inquiries and the coalition’s position

The air war’s cost to civilians is documented by groups the coalition disputes. The Yemen Data Project attributes 8,672 civilian deaths and 9,741 injuries to coalition air raids, as cited by Wikipedia; Amnesty International documented 42 strikes it says violated international humanitarian law, killing 518 civilians. Human Rights Watch called the strike on a Sanaa funeral hall on 8 October 2016 and the bombing of a school bus at Dhahyan on 9 August 2018 apparent war crimes. The coalition’s Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) said the funeral strike was based on wrong information and, for the bus, that the strike was not needed to prevent an imminent attack and that those responsible would be held to account. The coalition has said throughout that it targets only military objectives. The UN Human Rights Council ended the mandate of its Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen in October 2021; Human Rights Watch noted that no alternative monitoring mechanism replaced it.

2023–2026: a truce, an Iran war, and the Houthis again

The truce of April 2022 expired on 2 October 2022 but open fighting largely stopped while Saudi Arabia and the Houthis talked through Omani mediators. That calm broke in 2026. The 2026 Iran war began on 28 February; Iran struck targets in Saudi Arabia from 1 March, and on 27 March an Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base damaged US tankers and an E-3 and injured at least 15 US personnel, according to reports collated by Wikipedia. In September 2026 heavy fighting resumed in Yemen; the Houthis took Mocha and fired missiles and drones at Saudi cities, and the coalition said it intercepted six ballistic missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu on 24 September. Britain sent an RAF Voyager tanker to refuel Saudi jets. On the procurement side, the White House approved future F-35 deliveries on 18 November 2025, and Turkish Aerospace said in February 2026 that talks on Saudi participation in the KAAN fighter were in their final stages.

The jet age came from both Britain and America — Vampires, F-86F Sabres and T-33s — but the decisive step was British. On 21 December 1965 Saudi Arabia ordered 34 Lightning F.53s and six T.55 trainers in a package that also brought 25 BAC Strikemasters, new radars and American Hawk missiles.Royal Saudi Air Force · verified 2026-10-01
一览

The Royal Saudi Air Force in numbers

服务

本地名称
القوات الجوية الملكية السعوديةArabic: al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya as-Sa’udiya, as titled in the Arabic Wikipedia. The official site rsaf.gov.sa could not be reached for this update
创立
5 November 1952The date the air force flag was raised at Jeddah according to the English Wikipedia; the Arabic Wikipedia gives 16 November 1952. Saudi military flying goes back to the Hejaz air arm of 1916 and the Hejaz–Nejd air force of the mid-1920s
一部分
Saudi Arabian Armed ForcesUnder the Ministry of Defence (Minister: Prince Khalid bin Salman). The army, navy and National Guard fly their own helicopters
总部
RiyadhSeat of the Ministry of Defence and the air force command; the official sites could not be reached to confirm the address
指挥官
Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar Al SaudAppointed by royal order on 26 February 2018 (Saudi Press Agency, via Wikipedia)
表演队
Saudi Hawks (الصقور السعودية)BAE Hawk Mk 65/65A; first Hawk Mk 165 received February 2024. Formed 1998 according to the English Wikipedia, 12 June 1997 according to the Arabic Wikipedia

力量

人员
About 30,000Wikipedia’s figure; an IISS figure could not be checked for this update
战斗机
  • F-15C/D, F-15SA and F-15SR — 232 (211 F-15C/S/SA plus 21 F-15D)
  • Eurofighter Typhoon — 72
  • Tornado IDS — 81

FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2025. The Tornado figure is FlightGlobal’s; how many remain airworthy is not published

Surveillance and tankers
  • E-3A Sentry — 5, plus 1 RE-3A
  • Saab 2000 Erieye — 2
  • KE-3A — 7
  • A330 MRTT — 6 (4 on order)
  • KC-130H — 7, KC-130J — 2

FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2025. On 27 March 2026 an Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base damaged a US E-3, according to reports collated by Wikipedia; no Saudi aircraft losses were confirmed

运输
  • C-130H Hercules — 33
  • King Air 350 — 9 transport, 8 reconnaissance (4 more on order)
  • Citation Bravo — 4; Gulfstream IV — 2; Jetstream 31 — 1

FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2025

直升机
  • Bell 212/412 — 36
  • AS332/H215M Super Puma — 15 (2 on order)
  • UH-60L — 2

Search and rescue and utility. Attack and transport helicopters belong to the army and National Guard

教练
  • BAE Hawk Mk 65/65A/165 — 81
  • Pilatus PC-21 — 55
  • Cirrus SR22 — 25
  • PAC MFI-395 Super Mushshak — 20

FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2025; Wikipedia lists the Pakistani trainer as the MFI-17 Mushshak

基础设施

主要空军基地
  • King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhahran
  • King Fahad Air Base, Taif
  • King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait
  • Prince Sultan Air Base, Al-Kharj
  • King Faisal Air Base, Tabuk
  • King Abdullah Air Base, Jeddah
  • King Saud Air Base, Hafar al-Batin
  • Al-Jouf Air Base

Wikipedia lists 14 numbered wings at these bases plus the King Faisal Air Academy; squadron-to-base assignments are not repeated here

飞行学校
King Faisal Air AcademyHome of Wing 1 according to Wikipedia; PC-21s and Hawks are part of the 2012 training system
外国势力
US forces at Prince Sultan Air BaseStruck by Iran on 27 March 2026 according to reports collated by Wikipedia
Allied support (2026)
RAF Voyager tankerAnnounced by the UK prime minister on 22 September 2026 to refuel Saudi jets, time-limited, no timetable given (Al Jazeera)
结构

How the Royal Saudi Air Force is organised

One air force under the Ministry of Defence, commanded from Riyadh, with 14 numbered wings at its main bases according to Wikipedia and the King Faisal Air Academy. Three fighter types make up the front line: 232 F-15s of several versions, 72 Eurofighter Typhoons and 81 Tornado IDS, according to FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2025. The air force does not publish which squadrons fly from which base, and unofficial lists are not repeated here; attack and transport helicopters belong to the army and the National Guard.

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中将Turki bin Bandar bin Mohammed Al SaudCommander of the Royal Saudi Air Force · in office since 2018
沙特皇家空军القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية
总部

沙特皇家空军

القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية
Riyadh

The air force of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, under the Ministry of Defence of Prince Khalid bin Salman. Lt Gen Turki bin Bandar Al Saud was named commander by royal order on 26 February 2018, according to the Saudi Press Agency as cited by Wikipedia; no later change was found, although the Arabic Wikipedia still names his predecessor. The Chief of the General Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fayyadh al-Ruwaili, is himself an air force officer.

前线

F-15 fleet

232 F-15s of several versions according to FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2025: F-15C/Ds bought under Peace Sun from 1981, and F-15S strike aircraft upgraded to F-15SR alongside 84 new F-15SAs under the US$29.4 billion contract of 29 December 2011. Wikipedia calls it the second-largest F-15 fleet after the US Air Force’s. The air force does not publish which squadrons fly from which base.

前线

Typhoon and Tornado fleets

72 Eurofighter Typhoons bought under the Al Salam deal of 2007 and 81 Tornado IDS bought under Al Yamamah, according to FlightGlobal; how many Tornados remain airworthy is not published, and Saudi Arabia is the only export operator of the type. A follow-on Typhoon order has been discussed for years but no contract was confirmed by October 2026.

Surveillance and tankers

AWACS and tanker fleet

Five E-3A Sentry and one RE-3A, two Saab 2000 Erieye, seven KE-3A tankers, six A330 MRTT with four more on order, and seven KC-130H and two KC-130J, according to FlightGlobal. Wikipedia names a base for these fleets, but on an enthusiast database’s authority, so it is not repeated.

运输

8th Wing

Jeddah

Wikipedia describes King Abdullah Air Base, the military side of Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport, as the base of the 8th Wing with C-130H transports; the air force does not publish this itself. FlightGlobal counts 33 C-130H, nine King Air 350 transports and eight reconnaissance King Airs, four Citation Bravo, two Gulfstream IV and a Jetstream 31.

训练

King Faisal Air Academy and the Saudi Hawks

Riyadh (until 2022) and Tabuk

The academy was founded on 11 January 1968 and opened by King Faisal at Riyadh Air Base on 20 May 1970; where it flies since that base was demolished in 2021–2022 is not stated in the sources checked. The fleet has 81 Hawks, 55 PC-21s, 25 SR22s and 20 Super Mushshaks. The Saudi Hawks display team, No. 88 Squadron, flies Hawks from Tabuk.

直升机

Search and rescue and utility helicopters

36 Bell 212/412s, 15 AS332/H215M Super Pumas with two more on order and two UH-60L Black Hawks, according to FlightGlobal. Attack and transport helicopters belong to the army and the National Guard, not the air force.

在服役

What the Royal Saudi Air Force flies today

每种收费类型都链接到其在《野兽之书》中的页面（如果存在）。. 统计的是登记在册的飞机数量，而不是某一天可用的飞机数量。.

类型 角色 在服役 自从 单位 笔记
波音F-15SA和F-15SR在服役 多用途攻击战斗机 2016 FlightGlobal counts 211 F-15C/S/SA together, plus 21 F-15D; the split between F-15C and F-15SA/SR is not published.

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The 2011 contract covered 84 new F-15SA and the upgrade of the F-15S fleet (68 airframes per Wikipedia) to F-15SR.
麦克唐纳·道格拉斯F-15C/D“鹰”式战斗机在服役 空中优势战斗机 1981 Wikipedia gives 46 F-15C and 16 F-15D in 2024; FlightGlobal 2025 lists 21 F-15D and combines the F-15C with the F-15S/SA.
欧洲台风战斗机在服役 多用途战斗机 72 2009 72 bought under the Al Salam deal; FlightGlobal lists all 72 in service.
Panavia Tornado IDS在服役 攻击机 81 1986 FlightGlobal 2025 figure. 96 bought in all (48 under Al Yamamah I in 1985, 48 under Al Yamamah II in 1993).
Boeing E-3A Sentry and RE-3A在服役 Airborne early warning; signals intelligence 6 5 E-3A and 1 RE-3A (FlightGlobal 2025).
Saab 2000 Erieye在服役 空中预警 2 FlightGlobal 2025。.
Boeing KE-3A在服役 油船 7 FlightGlobal 2025。.
空客A330 MRTT在服役 油罐运输 6 6 in service, 4 on order (FlightGlobal 2025).
洛克希德C-130H和KC-130H/J大力神在服役 运输和油罐车 42 33 C-130H, 7 KC-130H and 2 KC-130J (FlightGlobal 2025).
比奇空中国王350在服役 Transport and reconnaissance 17 9 transport and 8 reconnaissance, with 4 more reconnaissance aircraft on order (FlightGlobal 2025).
Cessna Citation Bravo, Gulfstream IV and BAe Jetstream 31在服役 联络与培训 7 4 Citation Bravo, 2 Gulfstream IV, 1 Jetstream 31 (FlightGlobal 2025).
Bell 212 and Bell 412在服役 通用及搜救直升机 36 FlightGlobal 2025 (36 together); Wikipedia lists 22 Bell 212 and 14 Bell 412.
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma / Airbus H215M在服役 搜救直升机 15 15 in service, 2 on order (FlightGlobal 2025).
西科斯基 UH-60L 黑鹰直升机在服役 通用直升机 2 FlightGlobal 2025。.
BAE系统公司Hawk Mk 65、65A和165在服役 Advanced jet trainer; display team 81 1987 30 Mk 65 (ordered 1986), 20 Mk 65A (1994), 22 Mk 165 (2012) and 22 Mk 165 (2016, assembled in Saudi Arabia); 81 in service per FlightGlobal and Wikipedia.
皮拉图斯PC-21在服役 基础和高级教练 55 2014 55 ordered on 23 May 2012 in a GBP 1.6 billion training package with 22 Hawks.
Cirrus SR22在服役 主教练 25 FlightGlobal 2025。.
PAC MFI-395 超级蘑菇在服役 主教练 20 FlightGlobal 2025 lists 20 MFI-395; Wikipedia lists 20 MFI-17 Mushshak.
龙卷风IDS81
鹰81
台风72
PC-2155
C-130H42
Bell 212/41236
SR2225
超级蘑菇20

已下单

类型 已订购 首批交付 笔记
洛克希德·马丁F-35A闪电II战斗机已下单 The White House fact sheet of 18 November 2025 says President Trump "approved a major defense sale package, including future F-35 deliveries", signed with the US–Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement.

更多的

No number or variant was published; Breaking Defense reported in February 2026 that there had been little reporting since. Approval is not a contract: no Letter of Offer and Acceptance was confirmed by October 2026.
空客A330 MRTT已下单 4 FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2025 lists four on order in addition to six in service.
Beechcraft King Air 350 reconnaissance已下单 4 FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2025.
Airbus H215M已下单 2 FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2025.
拜卡尔·巴伊拉克塔尔·阿金奇已下单 Wikipedia reports a 2023 export contract with Baykar, which Turkey’s defence industry agency called its largest single export at over US$3 billion.

更多的

Numbers, the operating service and delivery status were not confirmed.
TUSAŞ KAAN已下单 Not an order.

更多的

Turkish Aerospace’s general manager Mehmet Demiroglu said at the World Defense Show in February 2026 that talks on Saudi participation were in the "final stages", with options ranging from about 20 aircraft to local assembly; Riyadh had not commented.
以前运营

Every type the Royal Saudi Air Force has retired

22 types, from the Hawker Hunter F.60 and T.7 to the English Electric Lightning F.52, F.53, T.54 and T.55. 峰值数字是指飞机在整个服役期内接收的机身数量，而不是任何某一天的机队规模。.

类型 角色 顶峰 已上菜 被替换为 笔记
英国电气闪电 F.52、F.53、T.54 和 T.55 Interceptor and ground attack 1966–1986 Tornado ADV 6 interim ex-RAF aircraft (4 F.52, 2 T.54) in 1966, then 34 F.53 and 6 T.55 ordered on 21 December 1965; 22 flyable aircraft were traded in in 1986.
霍克猎人F.60和T.7 战斗轰炸机 6 1966–1968 闪电 Six delivered under the Magic Carpet deal in July 1966.
西地瓦皮蒂IIA General purpose biplane Flown in the mid-1920s Hejaz–Nejd air arm by pilots who had served Ali of Hejaz. Numbers and dates not confirmed.
德哈维兰吸血鬼FB.52 喷气式战斗轰炸机 Listed among retired types; service dates not confirmed for this update.
北美F-86F佩刀式战斗机 喷气式战斗机 Listed among retired types; service dates not confirmed for this update.
洛克希德T-33A流星 喷气式教练机 Listed among retired types; service dates not confirmed.
BAC Strikemaster Mk 80/80A 喷气式教练机和轻型攻击机 25 25 in the December 1965 Lightning package; later Mk 80A deliveries not counted here.
诺斯罗普F-5E/F“虎II”和RF-5E Light fighter and reconnaissance 1972年 Wikipedia lists 87 F-5E/F and 10 RF-5E in the 1991 Gulf war order of battle.
Panavia Tornado ADV 拦截者 24 1989年 24 under Al Yamamah I (1985).
北美T-28A“特洛伊” 教练 Listed among retired types.
比奇T-34A导师 主教练 Listed among retired types.
North American T-6A Texan 教练 Listed among retired types.
Temco T-35A Buckaroo 主教练 Listed among retired types.
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk Mk 10 主教练 Listed among retired types.
塞斯纳 O-1 猎犬 联络 Listed among retired types.
Cessna 310 联络 Listed among retired types.
Douglas C-54A Skymaster 运输 Listed among retired types.
de Havilland Comet 4C VIP交通 Listed among retired types.
Lockheed JetStar VIP交通 Listed among retired types.
BAe 146 VIP交通 Listed among retired types.
巴黎宇航公司云雀III型 轻型直升机 Listed among retired types.
Bell OH-58A Kiowa 轻型直升机 Listed among retired RSAF types; the army still flies OH-58s.
空军基地

Where the Royal Saudi Air Force flies from

黑色的标记代表正在使用的基地，空心的标记代表已经关闭的机场。. American engineers built much of the network: Dhahran was a US Air Force airfield from 1946 to 1962, and the US Army Corps of Engineers built the cantonments at Khamis Mushait and Tabuk. Riyadh Air Base was demolished in 2021–2022 for King Salman Park and replaced by King Salman Air Base, inaugurated on 9 December 2025. Most positions come from Wikipedia rather than the national AIP, and entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

活跃空军基地 关闭或预订点击图钉即可打开基础页面
根据 国际民航组织 地位 跑道 部队和飞机
Al-JoufAl-Jouf Province (Sakaka) 积极的
King Abdulaziz东部省（达兰） OEDR 积极的 16R/34L3,660 米16L/34R3600米06/242,150 m具体的
  • 巴基斯坦空军特遣队: 战斗机和支援飞机
  • 美国空军第1战术战斗机联队: F-15C/D 鹰式战斗机
  • 英国皇家空军第31中队分遣队: 龙卷风GR1
  • 第4404联队（临时）（美国空军）
King AbdullahMakkah Province (Jeddah) OEJN 积极的 16L/34R4,000 米16℃/34℃4,000 米具体的16R/34L3800米
King FahadMakkah Province (Taif) OETF 积极的 07/253,735 m17/353,350 米
  • 48th Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional) (US Air Force): General Dynamics F-111F
费萨尔国王Tabuk Province (Tabuk) OETB 积极的
King KhalidAsir Province (Khamis Mushait) OEKM 积极的
King SalmanRiyadh Province (Riyadh) OESN 积极的 02L/20R3,301 米混凝土和沥青02R/20L4,000 米混凝土和沥青
King SaudEastern Province (Hafar al-Batin, King Khalid Military City) OEKK 积极的
苏丹王子Riyadh Province (Al-Kharj) OEPS 积极的 17L/35R4,000 米17R/35L4,000 米
  • 378th Air Expeditionary Wing (US Air Force): 美国旋转飞机
RiyadhRiyadh Province (Riyadh) 2022年关闭
  • King Faisal Air Academy
Old Jeddah Airportal-KandarahMakkah Province (Jeddah) 1981年关闭

没有找到符合搜索结果的空军基地。.

战斗序列

Who is stationed where in the Royal Saudi Air Force

按基地排列飞行部队，当前部队优先。. The Royal Saudi Air Force does not publish its squadron-to-base assignments, so few of its own units appear here: the Saudi Hawks display team at Tabuk today, and the Lightnings of the 1960s at Khamis Mushait and Tabuk. The American, British and Pakistani units that have flown from Saudi bases, from the Gulf war of 1990–1991 to the Pakistani contingent at Dhahran in 2026, are listed and marked as not Saudi. Where Wikipedia’s articles disagree on a unit’s base, the entry says so.

阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王空军基地 · OEDR沙特皇家空军
巴基斯坦空军特遣队Fighter and support detachment (deployed) · foreign
战斗机和支援飞机
美国空军第1战术战斗机联队1990–1991
F-15C/D 鹰式战斗机
英国皇家空军第31中队分遣队1991–1991
龙卷风GR1
第4404联队（临时）（美国空军）
King Khalid Air Base · OEKM沙特皇家空军
Magic Carpet Lightning and Hunter detachment1966年—
Lightning F.52 and T.54 (ex-RAF F.2 and T.4), Hunter F.60 and T.7
37th Tactical Fighter Wing (US Air Force)1990–1991
F-117A Nighthawk
No. 101 Squadron detachment (Royal Air Force)1991–1991
Vickers VC10 tanker
King Fahad · OETF沙特皇家空军
48th Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional) (US Air Force)1990–1991
General Dynamics F-111F
苏丹王子 · OEPS沙特皇家空军
378th Air Expeditionary Wing (US Air Force)空军远征部队·外国
美国旋转飞机
King Faisal · OETB沙特皇家空军
Saudi Hawks (No. 88 Squadron)Saudi Falcons · Aerobatic display team · active
BAE Hawk Mk 65/65A; Mk 165 from 2024
No. 2 Squadron RSAF
Lightning F.53

没有符合搜索条件的单位。.

时间线

Royal Saudi Air Force milestones, 1914 to today

1926

Building on a Hejazi air arm of 1916, the Hejaz–Nejd air force is set up with British help, flying Westland Wapitis (8 January 1926 according to the Arabic Wikipedia).

1952

5 November: the air force flag is raised at Jeddah airport in the presence of Prince Mishaal bin Abdulaziz (the Arabic Wikipedia gives 16 November). American assistance begins.

1965

21 December: Saudi Arabia orders 34 Lightning F.53, six T.55 and 25 Strikemasters with Hawk missiles and radars.

1966

Interim "Magic Carpet" Lightnings and Hunters arrive in July.

1969

27 November–6 December: al-Wadiah war with South Yemen; Lightnings flown by Saudi and Pakistani pilots attack Yemeni supply lines.

1972

First Northrop F-5s arrive, according to the Arabic Wikipedia.

1981

First F-15 Eagles under the Peace Sun programme.

1984

5 June: RSAF F-15Cs reportedly shoot down two Iranian F-4Es over the Gulf.

1985

25 September: Al Yamamah I signed — 48 Tornado IDS, 24 Tornado ADV and 30 Hawks. The Lightnings go back to Britain in January 1986.

1991

24 January: Capt. Ayedh al-Shamrani shoots down two Iraqi Mirage F1s during Desert Storm.

1998

The Saudi Hawks display team is formed on the Hawk (1997 according to the Arabic Wikipedia).

2007

17 September: GBP 4.4 billion contract for 72 Eurofighter Typhoons.

2009

5 November: F-15s and Tornados strike Houthi positions after a cross-border attack.

2011

29 December: US$29.4 billion contract for 84 F-15SA and the upgrade of the F-15S fleet.

2015

26 March: Operation Decisive Storm opens the coalition air war in Yemen; Operation Restoring Hope follows on 22 April.

2022

April: a UN-brokered truce halts the air war; it formally lapses on 2 October but large-scale strikes do not resume for years.

2025

18 November: the White House approves future F-35 deliveries alongside a US–Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement.

2026

Iran strikes Saudi territory from 1 March; in September fighting with the Houthis resumes and the coalition reports intercepting ballistic missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu.

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  • 也门边境的战斗 1966–1968 Hunters flew ground-attack missions against Yemeni forces
  • 瓦迪亚战争 1969–1970 Lightnings attacked South Yemeni forces and supply lines; ground-attack missions continued into 1970
  • 与伊朗在海湾上空发生空战 1984 F-15Cs intercepted Iranian fighters during the Iran–Iraq "tanker war"
  • 海湾战争 1990–1991 Air defence, interdiction, reconnaissance, tanker and airlift support within the US-led coalition
  • 与胡塞武装的边境战争 2009–2010 F-15s and Tornados struck Houthi positions after a cross-border attack

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问答

Everything people ask about the Royal Saudi Air Force

What is the Royal Saudi Air Force called in Arabic?
Its Arabic name is القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya as-Sa’udiya), as titled in the Arabic Wikipedia; the English name follows the current English Wikipedia article title. The official site rsaf.gov.sa could not be reached when this page was checked.
Which fighter jets does the Royal Saudi Air Force fly?
Three types: the F-15“鹰”式战斗机 family (F-15C/D, F-15SA and upgraded F-15SR, 232 in all according to FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2025), 72 欧洲台风战斗机 and 81 龙卷风IDS. Wikipedia describes it as the second-largest F-15 fleet after the US Air Force’s.
When was the Royal Saudi Air Force founded?
The service dates its modern form to 1952: the English Wikipedia gives 5 November 1952, when the air force flag was raised at Jeddah, and the Arabic Wikipedia 16 November 1952. Its roots go back to a Hejazi air arm of 1916 and the Hejaz–Nejd air force of the mid-1920s, which flew Westland Wapitis with British help.
Has the Royal Saudi Air Force shot down enemy aircraft?
Two engagements are claimed. On 5 June 1984 RSAF F-15Cs reportedly shot down two Iranian F-4E Phantoms over the Gulf, and on 24 January 1991, during Desert Storm, Captain Ayedh al-Shamrani shot down two Iraqi Mirage F1s with an F-15C. Since 2020 Saudi F-15s have also been reported shooting down Houthi drones.
Is Saudi Arabia buying the F-35?
Not yet in contract. A White House fact sheet of 18 November 2025 said President Trump approved a defence package "including future F-35 deliveries", but no number, variant or delivery date has been published, and Breaking Defense reported little follow-up by February 2026. Saudi Arabia is also in talks on Turkey’s KAAN and has long discussed more Typhoons.
What did the Royal Saudi Air Force do in Yemen?
From 26 March 2015 it led the coalition air campaign against the Houthis; the Yemen Data Project counted 25,054 coalition air raids up to the April 2022 truce. Human rights groups and monitors documented strikes that killed civilians — Human Rights Watch called the 2016 Sanaa funeral hall and 2018 Dhahyan bus strikes apparent war crimes — while the coalition says it strikes only military targets and its investigators blamed wrong information or procedural failures in those cases. Fighting resumed in 2026.
How many civilians were killed by coalition airstrikes in Yemen?
There is no agreed figure. The Yemen Data Project attributes 8,672 civilian deaths and 9,741 injuries to coalition air raids from 2015 to 2022, as cited by Wikipedia; Amnesty International documented 518 civilians killed in 42 strikes it examined. These figures cover the whole coalition, not the RSAF alone, and are not accepted by the coalition.
What are the Saudi Hawks?
The air force’s aerobatic team (الصقور السعودية), flying green-and-white BAE Hawk trainers from King Faisal Air Base at Tabuk. The English Wikipedia dates it to 1998 and its first show to January 1999; the Arabic Wikipedia gives 12 June 1997. It flew its first UK display at RIAT in 2011 and received its first Hawk Mk 165 in February 2024.
Did Saudi Arabia fly the English Electric Lightning?
Yes. It ordered 34 闪电 F.53s and six T.55s on 21 December 1965 and received interim ex-RAF aircraft in 1966. Lightnings fought in the 1969 al-Wadiah war against South Yemen, and the 22 flyable survivors were traded back to British Aerospace in January 1986 as part of the Tornado deal.
Was the RSAF involved in the 2026 Iran war?
Saudi Arabia was attacked: Iran fired missiles and drones at Riyadh and the Eastern Province from 1 March 2026 and on 27 March struck Prince Sultan Air Base, damaging US aircraft, according to reports collated by Wikipedia. Saudi officials described the kingdom’s response as self-defence; no official figures on RSAF sorties or interceptions have been published.

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