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Royal Saudi Air Force [+] Print this page

Also known as: Air Force| RSAF| Royal Saudi Air Forces [+]

Country: Saudi Arabia [+]

Classified as: Air Force  Military [+]

Memberships

Multi-unit organizations that this unit is part of
Name Country Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Operation Decisive Storm [+] Yemen [+] Firmness Storm [+]
Operation Storm of Resolve [+]
Resolve Storm [+]
operation Asifat al-Hazm [+]
Air Force [+]
Army [+]
Joint Operation [+]
Military [+]
Navy [+]
26 March 2015 [+] 21 April 2015 [+]
Operation Restoring Hope [+] Yemen [+] Arab Coalition [+]
Arab Coalition Forces [+]
Arab Coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen [+]
Gulf Arab coalition [+]
Hope Restoration Operation [+]
Joint Forces [+]
Operation Renewal of Hope [+]
Operation Storm of Resolve [+]
Saudi-led Arab Coalition [+]
Saudi-led Coalition [+]
coalition forces [+]
operations Renewal of Hope [+]
Air Force [+]
Army [+]
Joint Operation [+]
Military [+]
Navy [+]
22 April 2015 [+]

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Subsidiaries


Name Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
1 Wing [+] Wing 1 [+] Air Force [+]
Military [+]
1 May 2009 [+] 6 November 2021 [+]
11 Wing [+] 11th Wing [+] Air Force [+]
Military [+]
23 April 2015 [+] 6 November 2021 [+]
2 Wing [+] 2nd Wing [+]
Second Wing [+]
Wing 2 [+]
Air Force [+]
Military [+]
1 May 2009 [+] 6 November 2021 [+]
3 Wing [+] 3rd Wing [+]
Wing 3 [+]
Air Force [+]
Military [+]
1 May 2009 [+] 23 April 2015 [+]
4 Wing [+] Wing 4 [+] Air Force [+]
Military [+]
1 May 2009 [+]
5 Wing [+] 5th Wing [+]
Fifth Wing [+]
Wing 5 [+]
Air Force [+]
Military [+]
1 May 2009 [+] 6 November 2021 [+]
6 Wing [+] 6th Wing [+]
Wing 6 [+]
Air Force [+]
Military [+]
1 May 2009 [+]
7 Wing [+] 7th Wing [+]
Wing 7 [+]
Air Force [+]
Military [+]
1 May 2009 [+] 6 November 2021 [+]
8 Wing [+] Wing 8 [+] Air Force [+]
Military [+]
1 May 2009 [+] 6 November 2021 [+]
King Faisal Air Academy [+] KFAA [+] Air Force [+]
Military [+]
1 May 2009 [+] 6 November 2021 [+]
Unknown Air Wing [+] Placeholder [+] 2009 [+]
Unnamed Air Wing [+] wing [+] Air Force [+]
Military [+]
2009 [+]

Personnel

Table showing personnel linked to this unit in command, administrative and other roles
Name Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili [+] Lieutenant General [+] Commander [+] 8 April 2014 [+]
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Shaalan [+] Lieutenant General [+] Commander [+] 11 June 2014 [+] 10 June 2015 [+]
Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Otaibi [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 11 January 2016 [+] 26 February 2018 [+]
Turki bin Bandar bin Abdalazeez al-Saud [+] Lieutenant General [+] Commander [+] Prince [+] 26 February 2018 [+] 28 September 2020 [+]

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
2009 Center for Strategic and International Studies Saudi Arabia : national security in a troubled region 23 September 2018
28 September 2020 United Nations Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014 (A/HRC/45/6) 04 December 2020
11 April 2017 Security Force Monitor Name standardized in accordance with Security Force Monitor research
2010 Pen & Sword Aviation Middle East Air Power in the 21st Century 20 May 2019
09 December 2016 Center for Strategic and International Studies The Bahrain Defence Force: The Monarchy’s Second-to-Last Line of Defense 11 November 2020
21 April 2015 Al Arabiya News ‘Op Decisive Storm’ ends in Yemen 19 May 2019
26 March 2015 Al Arabiya News Your guide to ‘Operation Decisive Storm’ 19 May 2019
26 March 2015 Al Arabiya News The 'Decisive Storm' Coalition 09 February 2021
31 May 2018 Emirates News Agency Commander of Joint Forces visits military units in Yemen 27 June 2019
18 July 2018 Emirates News Agency Yemeni President praises efforts and sacrifices of Arab alliance for his country 27 June 2019
11 August 2015 Washington Institute for Near East Policy The Saudi-UAE War Effort in Yemen (Part 2): The Air Campaign 13 May 2019
16 April 2015 أخبار 24/ akhbaar24 "عسيري" يكشف عن قائد "عاصفة الحزم".. ويؤكد: التدخل البري لم يحن موعده (فيديو) 18 February 2021
15 March 2015 Al Arabiya News Saudi deploys advanced fighter jets in Yemen 07 October 2020
17 August 2018 United Nations Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014 (A/HRC/39/43) 19 July 2019
10 October 2015 Riyadhpost الأمير محمد بن سلمان يتفقد وحدات القوات المسلحة في المنطقة الجنوبية 24 February 2021
August 2016 Key Publishing Ltd AirForces Monthly (August 2016 #341) 25 October 2019
February 2016 Key Publishing Ltd AirForces Monthly (February 2016 #335) 03 October 2019
June 2015 Key Publishing Ltd AirForces Monthly (June 2015 #327) 07 October 2019
November 2017 Key Publishing Ltd AirForces Monthly (November 2017 #356) 16 August 2019
September 2017 Key Publishing Ltd AirForces Monthly (September 2017 #354) 02 October 2019
25 January 2019 United Nations Letter dated 25 January 2019 from the Panel of Experts on Yemen addressed to the President of the Security Council. (S/2019/83) 29 April 2019
19 June 2016 Al-watan د. العطية يتفقد المفرزة القطرية بنجران 24 February 2021
22 May 2017 Al-Riyadh Newspaper الميموني ينقل تعازي القيادة لأسرة الشهيد 01 March 2021
10 April 2018 Arabian Aerospace The power of two 06 November 2019
11 October 2016 Arabian Aerospace Three-time training boost for Saudi pilots 06 November 2019
23 April 2015 American Enterprise Institute 2015 Saudi-led Intervention in Yemen: Order of Battle 26 April 2019
01 July 2016 Al Defaiya Saudi Defense Minister Inspects Air Defense Units in Najran 21 February 2021
26 February 2019 Deutsche Welle In Yemen war, coalition forces rely on German arms and technology 11 November 2019
09 May 2017 Ministry of Defense and Aviation Establishment of Joint Forces Command 08 February 2021
Scramble Magazine Royal Saudi Air Force 06 November 2021
08 April 2014 Saudi Press Agency Crown Prince Receives British Defense Secretary 03 October 2019
12 June 2014 Saudi Press Agency Air Forces Technical Studies Institute celebrates graduation of 122nd batch in Dhahran 25 October 2019
31 May 2015 Saudi Press Agency Defense Minister Patronizes Graduation Ceremony of 28th Batch of Cadets from King Fahd Naval College 19 July 2019
26 November 2015 Saudi Press Agency عام / اللجنة اليمنية للتحقيق في انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان تزور قيادة القوات المشتركة لقوات التحالف 24 February 2021
23 January 2017 Saudi Press Agency عام / خادم الحرمين الشريفين والقوات المسلحة.. تطوير مستمر وقرارات تاريخية 21 September 2020
09 April 2017 Saudi Press Agency President Al-Bashier attends closing session of the Saudi Sudanese Blue Shield air maneuver 03 October 2019
19 April 2017 Saudi Press Agency رياضي / اختتام فعاليات اجتماعات الاتحاد العربي للرياضة العسكرية 25 February 2021
26 February 2018 Saudi Press Agency عام / صدور أوامر ملكية 25 February 2021
24 April 2017 Saudi Press Agency KHALID BIN SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD 31 May 2019
05 November 2018 Saudi Press Agency عام / سمو ولي العهد يطمئن على حالة المصابين من الحد الجنوبي الذين يتلقون العلاج في مدينة الأمير سلطان الطبية العسكرية في الرياض 23 September 2020
10 June 2015 Saudi Press Agency Defense Ministry Statement: Death of Commander of Saudi Royal Air Forces due to heart attack 25 October 2019
01 June 2016 Saudi Press Agency Deputy Crown Prince Patronizes Graduation Ceremony of 90th Batch's Cadets of King Faisal Air College 03 October 2019
05 February 2017 Saudi Press Agency HMS Al-Madinah Docks at Jeddah after Houthi Terrorist Attack 28 June 2019
23 April 2018 The National Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed honours members of the UAE Armed Forces 29 June 2019