The world's top defence spender by GDP percentage with a large US-supplied air force and domestic ballistic missiles.
MILITARY DOCTRINE
Air superiority, Patriot missile defence, and coalition operations in the Arabian Peninsula.
36.4M
POPULATION
$1.11T
GDP TOTAL
$75.0B
MILITARY BUDGET
227K
ACTIVE TROOPS
MILITARY CAPABILITY
FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN
PERSONNEL
Active Troops
227,000
Reserve Troops
0
Paramilitary
15,500
Special Forces
7,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.3040
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
6%
GROUND FORCES
Tanks (MBT)
1,062
Armored Vehicles
6,000
Artillery
1,066
MLRS
168
1,062
TANKS
6,000
AFVs
1,066
ARTILLERY
AIR POWER
Fighter Aircraft
876
Attack Helicopters
144
Transport Helicopters
200
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
50
876
FIGHTERS
144
HELICOPTERS
50
DRONES
NAVAL & STRATEGIC
Total Ships
55
Submarines
0
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
250
NON-NUCLEAR STATE
EQUIPMENT INTEL
NATIONAL ARSENAL
INFANTRY DOSSIER
STANDARD INFANTRY LOADOUT
PRIMARY WEAPON
M4A1 Carbine (Colt / FN)
5.56×45mm NATO
SIDEARM
SIG P226 / Beretta M9
9×19mm
OPTICS / SIGHTS
ACOG TA31 / EOTech 552
GRENADE
M67 fragmentation
SUPPLEMENTARY EQUIPMENT
M320 UGL, AN/PEQ-15, thermal sight
BODY ARMOR
US-pattern IOTV + ESAPI plates
HELMET
ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet)
LOAD BEARING SYSTEM
US MOLLE II fighting load carrier
COMMS SYSTEM
Harris AN/PRC-152 + C4I network
NIGHT VISION
AN/PVS-14 monocular
TOTAL COMBAT LOAD
~44 kg combat load
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
KEY MILITARY STRENGTHS
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Defense Spending
Top 5 global military budget, massive equipment purchases
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Air Power
F-15SA Strike Eagles, Eurofighter Typhoons, Tornado fleet
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Missile Defense
Patriot PAC-3, THAAD batteries, layered air defense
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Vision 2030
SAMI defense industry, indigenous drone and missile programs
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Strategic Reserves
Largest oil reserves protection, critical infrastructure defense
ANALYSIS
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