Royal Saudi Air Defense
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| Royal Saudi Air Defense Force قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي |
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Royal Saudi Air Defense Force emblem
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| Founded | 1970 - Present |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Branch | Air Defence |
| Type | Land Based Aerial Defence Network |
| Role | Aerial Defence |
| Size | 40,000 |
| Part of | Minister of Defense |
| Insignia | |
| Flag | 200px |
Royal Saudi Air Defence (Arabic: الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي) is the fourth branch of Saudi Armed Forces. It was a part of the Army until 1970, when it was made independent by Field Marshal Khalid bin Sultan. The RSADF has its headquarters in Riyadh, there is also here an elaborate underground command facility that co-ordinates Saudi Arabia's advanced "Peace Shield" radar and air defence system - reputed to be the most advanced radar network in the world.
Peace Shield
- Remote-controlled air/ground radio communications sites.
- 17 Lockheed Martin AN/FPS-117 long-range phased array, 3-dimensional air search radar.
- 6 Northrop-Grumman AN/TPS-43 portable 3-dimensional tactical air search radar.
- Raytheon Improved HAWK air defence missile system.
- Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot air defence missile system
- Oerlikon Contraves [Skyguard 35mm] Twin Cannon Short Range air defence system
Source:[1]
References
- ↑ Janes-Military-Communications, 5 July 2005, Peace Shield (Saudi Arabia), Systems Retrieved 2012-01-23
