Armée Saoudienne / Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia

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http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/saudi_arabia.htm

15 Tornado
20 F-15

Yakuza a écrit:

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@Tico: non la video visait que ces Leo allaient seulement agire contre les revoltes de rue,saoudites biensure(et bahreini)
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Je pense que la vidéo ne parle pas que des rues saoudites et bahreinies mais Allaho a3lam, je ne comprends pas l'allemand, j'ai peut être été induit en erreur à cause de cette partie de la vidéo:

Le premier souhait d'acquerir 270 Leo2A7 avait été fraichement accueilli. D'ou sans doute la démarche saoudienne qui consiste a laisser entrevoir un contrat bien plus large et plus conséquent pour faire pencher la balance vers un accord allemand.
C'est une technique bien usité dans le Golfe : annoncer des contrats "du siècle" qui souvent fondent comme neige au sahara.
L'Arabie saoudite veut sans doute forcer la serrure par une commande qu'on ne refuse pas. L'essentiel etant pour eux de pénétrer ce marché.

En tout cas, cette info interroge : que vont faire les saouds avec tant de MBT ? vont-ils remiser tout le reste (à l'exception du M1A2, c-a-d les M60+AMX30) ? pour faire face à quel ennemi ? sont-ils seulement capable d'absorber tout ça ?

PGM

pourquoi tout ce cinema pour les char pour l AS

et rien en ce qui concerne les contrat algerien ??

les 2 pays sont pourtant rangé dans la meme categorie chez les allmands .

sa gene qui ce deal ? israel, ( n ont meme pas de frontiere commune)

j y croit pas a l argument qui dit les Leo seron pour reprimer revolte


les Fuch algerien peuvent aussi reprimer des revolte

et il en vende plus de 900 ...

sa tien pas debout leur arguments

Alloudi a écrit:

pourquoi tout ce cinema pour les char pour l AS

et rien en ce qui concerne les contrat algerien ??

les 2 pays sont pourtant rangé dans la meme categorie chez les allmands .

sa gene qui ce deal ? israel, ( n ont meme pas de frontiere commune)

j y croit pas a l argument qui dit les Leo seron pour reprimer revolte


les Fuch algerien peuvent aussi reprimer des revolte

et il en vende plus de 900 ...

sa tien pas debout leur arguments

L'AS c'est dans le Middle East, un régime Wahhabite alors que l'Algérie en Afrique du Nord, c'est pas des Islamistes.

et voila le contrat de la remise a niveau de la flotte F15 SE opérationnelle des saoudiens au standard SA, 84 +68 f15 SA, 72 EF2000 sans parler du reste des f 15 C, tornados, f5... ils sont entrain de devenir une super puissance.

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The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $1,837,230,500 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursable-no-fee contract to provide for Country Standard Time Compliance Technical Order (CSTCTO) development, CSTCTO integration and testing, fabrication of trial kits to support validation and verification activities, procurement of 68 F-15s to F-15SA conversion kits, and the procurement and installation of four base stand-up kits. This is a Foreign Military Sales requirement for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Will advise as to the location of the performance. Work is to be completed by Dec. 31, 2013. WR-ALC/GRMK, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8505-12-C-0001).

defense.gov

F15SA pas SE (silent eagle)

oui en fait avec SE je me référais au strike eagle ( qui est normalement le f15 S, mea culpa ), ce sont eux normalement qui vont subir l'upgrade pas les F15 C non?

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Saudis are buying nuclear-capable missiles from China

debkafile’s military sources report that Saudi Arabia has set its feet on the path to a nuclear weapon capability and is negotiating in Beijng the purchase of Chinese nuclear-capable Dong-Fen 21 ((NATO-codenamed CSS-5) ballistic missile.

China, which has agreed to the transaction in principle, would also build a base of operations near Riyadh for the new Saudi purchases.
As we reported last year, Saudi Arabia has struck a deal with Pakistan for the availability on demand of a nuclear warhead from Islamabad’s arsenal for fitting onto a ballistic missile.
Riyadh owns a direct interest in the two most active Middle East issues: Iran and Syria.
Iran’s nuclear weapons program has been advancing for two decades regardless of countless attempts at restraint by every diplomatic tool under the sun and a rising scale of sanctions – to no avail.
Tehran marches on regardless of impediments. In Istanbul, Tuesday, July 3, the six powers and Iran failed the fourth attempt to reach an accommodation on Iran’s nuclear program.
The Syrian ruler Bashar Assad remains equally undeterred by international condemnation. Saturday, June 30, the US and Russia again failed to agree on a joint plan of action in Syria.
Saudi forces have been poised for action in Syria on the Jordanian and Iraqi borders since US Secretary of State Leon Panetta visited Riyadh in late June.

On July 1, they redoubled their military preparedness when the European Union clamped down an oil embargo on Iran. The Saudis, the US Fifth Fleet and the entire Gulf region are since braced for Iranian reprisals which could come in the form of closure by Tehran of the vital Straits of Hormuz to shipping or strikes against the Gulf emirates’ oil exporting facilities.
Tension shot up again when Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a three-day missile drill against simulated enemy bases in the region – expanding its threats to include US forces and bases in the region, Israel and Turkey.

www.debka.com

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Les épaulettes pour les cadets saoudiens formés par DCI à Brest



Le jeudi 5 juillet, sur la place d’armes du Centre d’Instruction Navale de Brest, s’est tenue la cérémonie de passage au grade d’officier de dix cadets des Forces navales du royaume d’Arabie Saoudite de la promotion SAGEMA 2007. C'est la 2e promotion saoudiene qui est diplômée au terme de son cursus de 7 ans; actuellement, 85 cadets saoudiens suivent la formation dispensée par DCI-NAVFCO.

La formation SAGEMA (Saudi Grandes Ecoles Marine), est un programme destiné à former les futurs officiers ingénieurs navals saoudiens. Cette formation se décompose en trois phases :
• Phase 1 : Apprentissage du français et mise au niveau scientifique à L’Ecole des Fourriers de Cherbourg, durée 2 ans.
• Phase 2 : Formation technique à l’IUT de Brest. Phase préparatoire à l’entrée en école d’ingénieurs, durée 2 ans.
• Phase 3 : Formation d’ingénieurs à l’Ecole Navale ou à l’ENSTA Bretagne, à l’ENSICA de Toulouse, à l’Ecole polytechnique, à Télécom Bretagne, durée 3 ans


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Royal Saudi AF Selects Goodrich DB-110 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems



Goodrich Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S Modernization Program. The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract calls for Goodrich to provide 10 dual-band reconnaissance pods from its Westford, Mass. facility and five fixed, transportable and mobile ground exploitation stations from its Malvern, UK facility. The program also includes extensive training and logistics support.

Saudi Arabia is the 10th country to select Goodrich's DB-110 system.
Andrew Chrostowski, vice president of Goodrich's ISR Systems business said, "This is an important selection by the Royal Saudi Air Force for our DB-110 reconnaissance system for their F-15 aircraft. It is the first F-15 program for the DB-110 and will certify our system for operation on that platform."

Goodrich's DB-110 digital, real-time, tactical reconnaissance system captures images day and night using electro-optical/infrared sensor technology. Images can then be transmitted in real-time to analysts on the ground as well as viewed on the cockpit video display, enabling the pilot to verify targets and re-task based on opportunities revealed during the mission.

RP Defense

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L’incroyable rivalité entre Thales et MBDA en Arabie Saoudite
19 juillet 2012 – 12:32

En 1984, Thales, alors Thomson CSF, décroche le contrat « Al Thakeb », qui consiste à livrer à l’Arabie Saoudite des missiles sol-air courte portée Crotale (Shahine pour les Saoudiens) montés sur des châssis d’AMX-30.

Dans le cadre de la modernisation de sa défense aérienne et du contrat Mark 3, Riyad, qui se tourne habituellement vers les pays anglo-saxons pour équiper ses forces armées, a naturellement demandé à Thales de faire une offre. En 2008, l’industriel français a donc proposé le Crotale Nouvelle Génération (NG) pour ce marché évalué à 2,5 milliards d’euros.

Lors d’un déplacement en Arabie Saoudite, en mars dernier, l’ancien ministre de la Défense, Gérard Longuet, a appuyé Thales, dont 26% du capital appartient à Dassault Aviation, dans les négociations avec les autorités saoudiennes.

Seulement, nous apprend le site LaTribune.fr, à la faveur de la campagne de l’élection présidentielle et de l’alternance politique qui en est résulté, MBDA, détenu à 37,5% par EADS, en a profité pour tenter de souffler le contrat en proposant des missiles VL Mica et Aster ainsi qu’une modernisation des Crotale sous la maîtrise d’oeuvre de Thales.

Comme l’on pouvait s’y attendre, l’intiative de MBDA, défendu par Jacques Bourgeois, le délégué général d’EADS au Moyen Orient et par ailleurs ancien cadre de Thales, n’a pas été du goût du groupe dirigé par Luc Vigneron, qui entend rester en première ligne dans cette affaire. Et ce qui semblait être acquis ne l’est désormais plus…

Car, histoire de brouiller les cartes davantage, l’offre de MBDA est soutenue par « une partie de la DGA » tandis que Thales est appuyé par l’ODAS, une société « créée à la demande de l’État français pour contribuer à développer les exportations dans le domaine de la défense, de la sécurité et des hautes technologies ». Du coup, rapporte LaTribune.fr, « les Saoudiens ne comprennent pas ce qui se passent, ils sont complètement surpris par cette guerre franco-française qui ne les concerne pas », au point d’être tentés d’aller voir ailleurs, comme par exemple aux Etats-Unis…

En fait, le but de la manoeuvre pour MBDA est d’arriver à mettre la main sur l’activité « Missiles » de Thales, laquelle serait relancée par le contrat saoudien. Et le groupe d’électronique n’est pas vendeur… du moins pour le moment. Car un échec à Ryad pour le contraindre à revoir sa position.
http://www.opex360.com/

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BAE Systems awarded Contract to Enhance Royal Saudi Air Force Training Capability


A Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft of the Royal Air Force on the runway. (Photo: BAE Systems)

14:33 GMT, July 24, 2012 Following agreement between the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, under the Saudi British Defence Co-operation Programme, BAE Systems has been awarded a contract for £1.6 billion (equivalent) to support the future aircrew training requirements of the Royal Saudi Air Force.

The contract, aimed at meeting the growing demands of a world class Air Force, covers the provision of equipment and training devices such as aircraft simulators, training aids and aircraft on which to train aircrew.

Included within this requirement is the supply of 55 Pilatus PC-21 aircraft to fulfil the basic training role and 22 BAE Systems Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft, which will be used to fulfil the fast jet training part of the syllabus.

We will also provide an initial support package including the provision of spares, technical publications and post design support.

Commenting on the announcement Guy Griffiths, Group Managing Director International said: “We are honoured that BAE Systems has been awarded this contract to provide the Royal Saudi Air Force with aircraft and training equipment to meet their future aircrew training needs. We have a long history in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and working with Pilatus, we will provide the RSAF with the best training platforms to meet their requirements.

‘Through the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer, the trainee fast jet pilots will have access to the very latest in advanced simulation for radar, weapons and defensive aids training to enable a smooth transition to front line aircraft, including Typhoon.”

Deliveries of the Pilatus PC-21, manufactured in Switzerland, will commence in 2014. The UK built Hawk aircraft will be delivered from 2016.

defpro

Les saoudiens avancent vite..

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Saudi Designed Land Mine Detection Prize Wins Gold

Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-defence/195425-saudi-mine-detecting-robot-wins-international-first-place.html#ixzz22aP8XEF1

A KSU Innovation Center research team placed first in the *in the 2011*Mine Detection Robot Contest sponsored by National Instruments (NI) Arabia and held in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut.
Before receiving first place, KSU had been named among the final five universities from an original pool of 42 entrants.
NI Arabia’s Mine Detection Robot Design Contest is a Planet NI initiative designed to bring awareness to the persisting problem of landmines and cluster bombs in Lebanon and in the region, prompting a contest in which students were*challenged to*design a robot for the detection of landmines and cluster bombs.
In front of a panel comprised of specialized university professors and mine detection experts from the Lebanese army, designed teams were required to provide a detailed, theoretical presentation on the design and explain the robot functions of the robot. The presentations were*followed by a practical demonstration of the robot in a setting similar to areas in Lebanon where mines are plentiful.
The KSU team developed their robot through the use of cutting-edge technology, a key factor in the excellence and success of the Saudi team. The robot was programmed so that it could be operated both automatically and manually. It possessed the means to maneuver past obstacles it might*discover in its way, as well as reaching the target using the most direct route.
The robot’s*front portion*was equipped*with a mechanical arm containing a sensor to detect landmines, a wireless remote connection device and a GPS system for monitoring the location of the robot and* landmines it may encounter.
Dr. Naif Alajlan, who directs the KSU Innovation Center, said that this accomplishment is testament to KSU’s regional leadership and excellence in turning scientific research into innovation and practical products that can serve the local community and bolster the national economy.
Dr. Alajlan, who also serves as the University’s Assistant Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research and Innovation, expressed his deep gratitude to KSU Rector Abdullah Al-Othman and Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi for their* support and the guidance*accorded to the Innovation Center.
A final pool of five universities chosen earlier this year included LUMS University (Pakistan), the Higher College of Technology (HCT) at Abu Dhabi, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Bahçeşehir University (Turkey). Each team was required to make a presentation that explained its robot’s functional designs, algorithm design, simulation results, design model and any other partial results, and subsequently submit a final paper.
Through local and regional events such as the Mine Detection Robot Design Contest, Planet NI aims to nurture innovation by making engineering tools affordable, accessible and relevant to groups including academic organizations, entrepreneurs, and small and medium enterprises.
With these groups in mind, Planet NI develops programs that foster sustainable socioeconomic development and take advantage of the strengths of NI technologies and products.
Dr. Nassim Ammour and Naif Alajlan, supervisor of the KSU Innovation Center, while student team included*Omar Abunayyan, Abdulmajeed Oraify, Omar Elaqil, Fahad Bin Shalan, Bassam Alnemer and Ahmad Alhindy.

The competition winners included:
Best Mechanical Design – King Saud University
Best field Traversal Design – HCT UAE
Best sweeping design – *LUMS Pakistan

In addition to Naif Alajlan,*Dr. Nassim Ammour helped oversee the student team in Beirut, which was made up of*Omar Abunayyan, Abdulmajeed Oraify, Omar Elaqil , Fahad Bin Shalan, Bassam Alnemer and Ahmad Alhindy.

http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/2011/12/15/landmine-detection-robot/

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WASHINGTON, August 6, 2012 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a
possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for follow-on support and
services for the Royal Saudi Air Force at an estimated cost of $850 million

http://www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2012/Saudi_Arabia_12-36.pdf

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WASHINGTON, August 15, 2012 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress August 9 of
of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for ten Link-16 capable
data link systems and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) suites and associated equipment,
parts, training and logistical support at an estimated cost of $257 million

http://www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2012/Saudi_Arabia_12-22.pdf

Konya Anatolian Eagle 2012

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Saudi Arabia to Augment its RE-3 Airborne SIGINT Planes with Tactical Special Mission Aircraft
Posted by Tamir Eshel



The new 350ER special mission planes will augment the Saudi ER-3As SIGINT planes, as they are undergoing maintenance and upgrading. Flickr Photo

Saudi Arabia has requested to buy eight Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER special mission aircraft, packed with airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR). The cost of the procurement package is estimated at about quarter billion US$, including four 350ER aircraft, with associated ISR systems and communications plus options for four additional planes with the same package. In recent years the Royal Saudi Air Force has been operating two Boeing RE-3 Sigint aircraft (broadly equivalent to the RC-135 Rivet Joint). According to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) that announced the Saudi request last week, The Saudis have already used the RE-3 aircraft in this role, but this fleet is currently undergoing depot maintenance and will not be available until after 2015. In this interim phase, the King Air 350ER-ISR aircraft will carry out part of the the missions performed by the RE-3.




The Royal Saudi-Arabian Air Force (RSAF) plans to utilize these aircraft for various internal security missions, supporting counter-terrorism, smuggling interdiction, as well as coastal protection and search and rescue. By providing real-time surveillance of high priority facilities and infrastructure sites, traffic routes and border areas.


The SAR radar with part of the SIGINT systems will be installed in the underbelly gondola shaped pod. The EO payload will be installed in an extended nose section for optimal coverage. The datalink is located in the large dorsal radome. Photo: L3-Com.

The payload installed on these twin-prop planes will be different from the SIGINt-dedicated ER-3. Its sensor package will comprise a multi-sensor Electro-Optical payload, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and a modern Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) System. This system will be compatible with and will continue to supplement the capabilities of the RSAF RE-3 aircraft. For self protection from surface-to-air threats the aircraft will be equipped with the AN/AAR-60 Infrared Missile Warning and AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures System. Typically these systems are coupled with chaff-flare dispensing systems. In addition to the high-rate data-link, the aircraft will also be equipped with AN/ARC-210 VHF/UHF/Satellite Communication Transceiver Radios with Have Quick II and encryption and AN/APX-114/119 Identification Friend or Foe Transponder.

If Riyadh decides to proceed with the program L-3 Communications is likely to be the prime contractor, the group’s Mission Integration Division in Greenville, Texas, which also lead the modification of 37 ‘Project liberty’ MA-12W aircraft for the US Air Force. L3-COM will also be responsible for the mission systems integration, C4I Integration, aircraft modifications, as well as ongoing support.Other contractors include the platform manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita, Kansas. Other subcontractors include Raytheon, Rockwell Collins, Harris, ATK, BAE Systems and VIASAT. L3-COM has also teamed with a number of international system providers to offer a similar configuration of the 350ER known as Spydr, complying with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) regulation which could limit the export of the version and sensors used by the US military. nevertheless, Riyadh, a close ally of Washington, is expected to receive a configuration similar to the one used by the US, just as their ER-3 resembled the highly classified USAF Rivet Joint, sofar exported only to the UK and Saudi Arabia.

The new aircraft closely resemble the USAF’s ‘Project Liberty’ MC-12W, which entered operational service in January 2009, and which has already proved highly successful in operations over Iraq and Afghanistan. The RSAF has already received two Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350i aircraft currently operating with 19 Squadron at Al Kharj air base. L-3 Com will also provide a new mission control center supporting the new will included ground stations, training aids etc.

Top Photo: The Royal Saudi AF Boeing RE-3A SIGINT aircraft was converted from a Boeing/RSAF KE-3 tanker. The RE-3A is seen here arriving at RAF Mildenhall in 2010.


L3 Com is promoting the Hawker Beechcraft 350ER based special-mission platform to potential Middle East customers. the aircraft is currently used in Iraq and is likely to be fielded by Saudi Arabia. Photo: L3 Com

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Al Dammam ( 816 ) ... au menu, tir de missiles Exocet et Aster ..

remarquable la trajectoire de l´Exo apres le tir,je note qu´ils ne prennent aucune mesure de securité durant les tirs de tests,bizarre

Yakuza a écrit:

remarquable la trajectoire de l´Exo apres le tir,je note qu´ils ne prennent aucune mesure de securité durant les tirs de tests,bizarre

Yakuza we knew that all along about their army. the same thing with our Navy I never seen them shoot one missille testing including the last three sigmas (HS) and this is not tnigurii.And also what do you think about saudi navy war dance ceremony?? all what they needed was an indian peace PIPE and a chief.

si tu suivais serieusement les infos des notres tu ne dirais pas qu on fait pas de tests Exo Juba,que ce soit anciens ou sigma,inclus.
a un moment faut changer sa perception des choses Juba,s´attendre tjs qu´a du negatif ne fera parraitre les choses que sous ce prisme preparé,j´espere que tu y arrivera un jour.

J'ajoute que les sigma viennent d'être reçues suite à des tests intensifs de l'ensemble du système d'arme, tests effectués par DSNS avant livraison et auxquels le personnel de la MRM a participé. Tester des Exo/Mica maintenant revient à de la perte d'argent inutile, il faut laisser passer du temps avant de repredre ces tests.

Je signale que la video date de l'époque de livraison d'Al Dammam ( Dans le cadre du contrat Sawari II ) et représente les tests des systèmes de combat, supervisés par la DGA !

Yakuza a écrit:

si tu suivais serieusement les infos des notres tu ne dirais pas qu on fait pas de tests Exo Juba,que ce soit anciens ou sigma,inclus.
a un moment faut changer sa perception des choses Juba,s´attendre tjs qu´a du negatif ne fera parraitre les choses que sous ce prisme preparé,j´espere que tu y arrivera un jour.

je comprends tres bien Yaku ,ma question n'etait pas que les notres sont debiles mais je n'ai jamais vu notre test sur un ecran ,c'est tout mais j'ai du respect pour les notres,plus de HS je n'en parlerais plus. si tout dois rester en catimini,on ne vit plus dans ce monde.