Todas las guerras en las que ha luchado la Real Fuerza Aérea Saudí
The 1984 clash over the Gulf is given as the Saudi claim reported by Wikipedia; Iran’s account could not be checked. In Yemen from 2015 the coalition says it strikes only military targets, while the Yemen Data Project and Amnesty International attribute thousands of civilian deaths to coalition air raids and Human Rights Watch called two strikes apparent war crimes; those figures cover the whole coalition, not the RSAF alone, and the coalition does not accept them. Saudi Arabia describes its actions against Iran and the Houthis in 2026 as self-defence. Where a consolidated sortie or loss figure exists in the official record it is given here; where accounts disagree, the range is shown and the disagreement named. Blank cells are blank because no figure could be verified, not because the fighting was small.
From the Yemeni border in 1966 to the Houthi missiles of 2026.
| Conflicto | Años | Contra | Avión principal | Salidas | Avión perdido | |
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| Combates en la frontera de Yementhe North Yemen civil war periodReal Fuerza Aérea Saudí | 1966–1968 | Yemeni republican forces | Hawker Hunter F.60 | 1 | ||
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Hunters flew ground-attack missions against Yemeni forces. The six Hunters delivered under the Magic Carpet deal in July 1966 were used, according to Wikipedia, for ground attack primarily against Yemeni rebel forces on the southern border during the years when Saudi Arabia backed the royalist side in North Yemen’s civil war and Egyptian forces backed the republic. One was lost in 1967 and the rest were passed to Jordan in 1968. Resultado The surviving Hunters were given to Jordan in 1968. Sparse sourcing: dates and the circumstances of the 1967 loss could not be confirmed beyond Wikipedia. |
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| Guerra de Al-Wadiahthe 1969 border war with South YemenReal Fuerza Aérea Saudí | 1969–1970 | People’s Republic of Southern Yemen | English Electric Lightning F.53 | 1 | ||
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Lightnings attacked South Yemeni forces and supply lines; ground-attack missions continued into 1970. South Yemeni forces captured the border post of al-Wadiah in late November 1969. According to Wikipedia, Lightnings flown by Saudi and Pakistani pilots from Khamis Mushait launched rocket attacks on Yemeni supply lines over two days, and Saudi forces retook the post by 5 December. No 6 Squadron flew further ground-attack missions from December 1969 to May 1970. Saudi sources cited by Wikipedia put South Yemeni losses at 35–39 killed and 26 captured. Resultado Saudi forces held al-Wadiah by 5 December 1969; the 2000 Treaty of Jeddah later confirmed Saudi sovereignty. South Yemeni casualty figures come from Saudi sources only. Reports of four Lightnings shot down in 1978 were not corroborated and are omitted.
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| Enfrentamiento aéreo con Irán sobre el Golfothe 5 June 1984 engagementReal Fuerza Aérea Saudí | 1984 | Irán | F-15C Eagle | 0 | ||
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F-15Cs intercepted Iranian fighters during the Iran–Iraq "tanker war". According to Wikipedia, RSAF F-15C pilots shot down two Iranian Air Force F-4E Phantom IIs on 5 June 1984. This was the RSAF’s first air-to-air success. Resultado Saudi claim of two Iranian aircraft shot down. Iran’s position on the engagement could not be checked for this page; the claim is attributed, not independently confirmed.
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| Guerra del GolfoOperation Desert Shield and Desert StormReal Fuerza Aérea Saudí | 1990–1991 | Irak | F-15C, Tornado IDS, Tornado ADVy 6 más | 2 | ||
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Air defence, interdiction, reconnaissance, tanker and airlift support within the US-led coalition. Saudi Arabia was the coalition’s main base. The RSAF deployed, according to Wikipedia, 69 F-15Cs, 24 Tornado ADV, 24 Tornado IDS, 87 F-5E/F and 10 RF-5E, with AWACS, tankers and transports. On 24 January 1991 Captain Ayedh al-Shamrani, flying an F-15C, shot down two Iraqi Mirage F1s heading towards the Gulf coast; Wikipedia says they were attacking towards the Ras Tanura refinery, and the Arabic Wikipedia credits him with AIM-9 Sidewinders. Resultado Two Iraqi Mirage F1s shot down by an RSAF F-15C on 24 January 1991. Wikipedia also reports an F-15C crash that the Iraqi Air Force claimed as a kill; this could not be corroborated.
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| Guerra fronteriza con los hutíesOperation Scorched EarthReal Fuerza Aérea Saudí | 2009–2010 | Houthis (Ansar Allah) | F-15, Tornado IDS | |||
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F-15s and Tornados struck Houthi positions after a cross-border attack. After a Saudi border patrol was ambushed on 3 November 2009, Saudi Arabia sent F-15 and Tornado jets against Houthi positions from 5 November, according to Wikipedia; Saudi officials denied hitting targets inside Yemen while reports described heavy bombardment of Yemeni locations. Air operations continued into February 2010. Resultado The Houthis accepted Yemeni government ceasefire terms on 12 February 2010. Civilian casualty figures for the Saudi strikes could not be confirmed.
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| Campaign against the Islamic StateOperation Inherent Resolve (Syria)Real Fuerza Aérea Saudí | 2014– | Estado Islámico | F-15 | |||
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Joined the first US-led strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria. Saudi Arabia was among the five Arab states that joined the United States in striking the Islamic State in Syria from the night of 22/23 September 2014, according to Wikipedia. Resultado Saudi participation faded after the Yemen war began in 2015.
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| Saudi-led intervention in YemenOperation Decisive Storm and Operation Restoring HopeReal Fuerza Aérea Saudí | 2015–2022 | Houthis (Ansar Allah) | F-15C, F-15S/SA, Tornado IDSy 4 más | 25,054 | ||
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Led the coalition air campaign against the Houthis in support of the internationally recognised government. Operation Decisive Storm began on 26 March 2015 and was followed by Operation Restoring Hope on 22 April 2015. The coalition says it intervened at the request of President Hadi’s government and that it strikes only military targets. The Yemen Data Project recorded 25,054 coalition air raids in seven years and, as cited by Wikipedia, 8,672 civilians killed and 9,741 injured by them. Amnesty International documented 42 coalition strikes it says violated international humanitarian law, killing 518 civilians and injuring 433, and reported the coalition’s use of six types of cluster munitions. Human Rights Watch called the strike on the Sanaa funeral hall on 8 October 2016 (the health ministry reported 110 killed and 610 wounded on 9 October) and the Dhahyan school bus strike of 9 August 2018 (the ICRC reported 50 killed, 29 of them children under 15) apparent war crimes. The coalition’s Joint Incidents Assessment Team said the funeral strike was based on wrong information supplied by Yemeni government sources, and on 1 September 2018 its spokesman, Lt. Gen. Mansour al-Mansour, said the bus strike was not justified at that moment and that those responsible would be held accountable. Which coalition air force flew a given raid is rarely published. Resultado Truce from April 2022; it lapsed on 2 October 2022 but large-scale air raids did not resume until 2026. Casualty counts are contested and come from monitors the coalition does not accept; the Yemen Data Project and Amnesty figures cover coalition air raids as a whole, not the RSAF alone. The UN Panel of Experts’ reports could not be retrieved for this update and are therefore not quoted.
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| La guerra de Irán de 2026Iranian strikes on Saudi ArabiaRoyal Saudi Air Force and air defence forces | 2026 | Irán | ||||
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Air defence of the kingdom against Iranian missiles and drones; the RSAF’s own role has not been detailed officially. The war began on 28 February 2026 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Iran fired missiles and drones at Riyadh and the Eastern Province from 1 March and struck a THAAD radar site in Saudi Arabia, according to reports collated by Wikipedia. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi airspace had been closed to US and Israeli attackers and vowed to use force against Iranian incursions. At the UN General Assembly in September 2026 the Saudi foreign minister accused Iran of flagrant attacks. Resultado Several ceasefires from 8 April 2026; the war was reported ongoing in late September 2026. Fast-moving and poorly sourced at the time of writing; no official figures for RSAF sorties or interceptions were found. Wikipedia lists Saudi Arabia as a belligerent; Saudi Arabia describes its actions as self-defence.
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| Renewed war with the Houthisthe 2026 Yemen fightingReal Fuerza Aérea Saudí | 2026– | Houthis (Ansar Allah) | ||||
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Air defence against Houthi missiles and drones and support of Yemeni government forces; supported by an RAF tanker. Heavy fighting resumed in mid-September 2026 after about four years of relative calm; the Houthis took Mocha and, according to Al Jazeera, the whole Red Sea coast. On 24 September the coalition spokesman, Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, said six ballistic missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu had been intercepted; the Houthis said they had targeted Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu. On 22 September the UK prime minister announced that an RAF Voyager would refuel Saudi jets. Saudi Arabia invokes its right of self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter; the Houthis warned Pakistan and Turkey, partners with Saudi Arabia in the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement of 7 August 2026, against joining in. The UN warned on 22 September that displacement could exceed 230,000. Resultado Ongoing in late September 2026. Saudi airstrike numbers and casualties from the 2026 fighting had not been published by any monitor in the sources checked.
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Cada cifra, verificada
- Proyecto de datos de Yemen25.054 ataques aéreos de la coalición en siete años (marzo de 2015–abril de 2022).
- Human Rights Watch: Yemen: Atentado contra un funeral perpetrado por Arabia Saudí, aparente crimen de guerra (13 de octubre de 2016)Huelga del 8 de octubre de 2016; Ministerio de Salud: 110 muertos, 610 heridos; restos de GBU-12; investigación del JIAT.
- Human Rights Watch: Yemen: Atentado con bomba contra un autobús de la coalición, aparente crimen de guerra (2 de septiembre de 2018)Huelga en Dhahyan, 9 de agosto de 2018; CICR: 50 muertos, entre ellos 29 niños; Declaración del JIAT del 1 de septiembre de 2018.
- Human Rights Watch: Informe Mundial 2023 – YemenTregua entre abril y octubre de 2022; huelgas en enero de 2022; fin del mandato del Grupo de Expertos Eminentes en octubre de 2021.
- Amnistía Internacional: La guerra en Yemen: no se vislumbra el final (actualizado el 24 de marzo de 2020)42 ataques de la coalición, 518 civiles muertos, 433 heridos; seis tipos de municiones en racimo; la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos (ACNUDH) contabiliza más de 20.000 víctimas civiles de todas las partes.
- Al Jazeera: Índice de noticias de Arabia Saudita (consultado el 1 de octubre de 2026)Titulares de septiembre de 2026, incluyendo la acusación del ministro de Asuntos Exteriores saudí a Irán de ataques flagrantes en la Asamblea General de la ONU (26 de septiembre).
- Al Jazeera: ¿Cuánto apoya el Reino Unido a Arabia Saudí en su guerra contra los hutíes, respaldados por Irán? (23 de septiembre de 2026)Se anunció el lanzamiento del buque cisterna RAF Voyager el 22 de septiembre de 2026; se reanudaron los combates.
- Al Jazeera: La coalición liderada por Arabia Saudí afirma haber derribado 6 misiles balísticos lanzados por los hutíes (24 de septiembre de 2026)El portavoz de la coalición, Turki al-Malki; las reivindicaciones hutíes sobre Riad y Yanbu.
- Al Jazeera: Pakistán y Turquía se acercan a unirse a la guerra de Arabia Saudí contra los hutíes (25 de septiembre de 2026)Acuerdo de Defensa Conjunta de La Meca del 7 de agosto de 2026; posición de Arabia Saudí sobre el artículo 51; advertencias de los hutíes.
- Al Jazeera: La guerra en Yemen interrumpe carreteras y puertos, agravando la crisis humanitaria (29 de septiembre de 2026)Los combates se reanudaron a mediados de septiembre de 2026; la ONU emitió una alerta de desplazamiento el 22 de septiembre.
Cifras verificadas el 1 de octubre de 2026. Back to the Royal Saudi Air Force.