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The Ministry of Defense (MoD; Arabic: وزارة الدفاع) is a Ministry in Saudi Arabia that is responsible for the protection of national security, interests and sovereignty of the country from external threats as well as the working with all ministries of the state to achieve national security and stability. [1]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's General Staff Presidency (Arabic: رئاسة الأركان العامة) is the general command of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, organized under the Ministry Of Defense. Its headquarters is located in Riyadh. [1]
Behind them is Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al Jubeir. After his military career, he was appointed as a senior civilian advisor at the Ministry of Defense. By late 2016, Prince Khalid moved to the United States where he worked as an advisor at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington.
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Saudi Arabia has at least 15 active military airfields. [28] As of 2011, Saudi Arabia has around 300 combat aircraft. The kingdom's combat aircraft are newly acquired Typhoons and upgraded Tornado IDS, F-15 Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter planes. Saudi Arabia has a further 80+ F-15 Eagles on order and an option to buy another 72 Typhoons.
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), [8] [note 1] or Royal Saudi Navy, [note 2] is the maritime arm of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and one of the five service branches of the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia.
In 1996 Saudi Arabia had military cities in the northeast, the King Khalid Military City, at Tabuk, at Dharhran, and at Abha in the southwest. There was a 1996 report that construction of a military city at Jizan, orientated toward Yemen, had begun with Defense Minister Prince Sultan pouring the first concrete on 8 May 1996. [33]
Ministry of Defense (Saudi Arabia) (2 C, 2 P) F. Former government ministries of Saudi Arabia (2 P) I. Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia) (1 C, 5 P) M.