page_title: Royal Saudi Air Force
section_title: Current inventory
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Saudi Air Force / Structure / Current inventory
caption_attribution_description: English: Saudi Hawk
context_page_description: The Royal Saudi Air Forces RSAF is the aviation branch of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.
  The RSAF has developed from a largely defensive military force into one with an advanced offensive capability, and maintains the third largest fleet of F-15s after the U.S. and Japanese air forces.
  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.
  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.
caption: A BAE Hawk from the Saudi Hawks display team
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