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Who thinks they kill threads?
Started by Feral Becky , Nov 08 2012 10:37 AM
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Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:37 AM
I do.
#2 Guest_zeus359_*
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:39 AM
Me. All the time. I bet there is at least one in my last 5 posts where i am the last poster.
ETA: yes, there is. I think it's because i am that witty that nothing else needs to be said after i post. Yes, that must be it.
Edited by zeus359, 08 November 2012 - 10:40 AM.
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:39 AM
I do sometimes.
My latest one was the daycare gate one.
Edited by idignantlyright, 08 November 2012 - 10:42 AM.
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:39 AM
The moderating team
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:40 AM
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Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:41 AM
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Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:41 AM
I do..i'm sure of it!
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:42 AM
Watch this, I'll prove it!
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:43 AM
Just put here to not allow "Studybug" to kill the thread...
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:44 AM
Yep count me in!
#11 Guest_AllegraM_*
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:47 AM
I would like to know who killed the ever so entertaining Going Commando thread. Damn them.
Edited by AllegraM, 08 November 2012 - 10:48 AM.
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:51 AM
I killed a perfectly good one yesterday about a lady who kept chatting to DH's dinner guest, meanwhile DH walked off and no one noticed.
I just asked if the friend was hawt
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:53 AM
Me. I'm pretty much a thread serial killer.
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:55 AM
QUOTE (Le-a @ 08/11/2012, 10:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Me. I'm pretty much a thread serial killer.
That's awful, Ladashay
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:55 AM
Aww, thanks Mumto1B2G. Tho I'm not sure if I'm happy to have not killed the thread, or sad that I've been disproven...
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:58 AM
I am. I have also been known to start threads that never get off the ground and sit for infinity with their sad little '0 Replies'
Posted 08 November 2012 - 10:59 AM
QUOTE (AllegraM @ 08/11/2012, 11:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would like to know who killed the ever so entertaining Going Commando thread. Damn them.
I may have killed that one when I mentioned C strings....
Posted 08 November 2012 - 11:01 AM
QUOTE (Cath-In-SA @ 08/11/2012, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am. I have also been known to start threads that never get off the ground and sit for infinity with their sad little '0 Replies'
Oh, yeah, that's worse than a thread killer. Better to have loved and lost and all that....
Posted 08 November 2012 - 11:02 AM
QUOTE (blackcat20 @ 08/11/2012, 11:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I may have killed that one when I mentioned C strings....
not only mentioned them, but provided a photo link so we could all go "..........how does it stay there?"
edited for atrocious spelling
Edited by Ireckon, 08 November 2012 - 11:02 AM.
Posted 08 November 2012 - 11:03 AM
There used to be a buddy group of thread killers....
Posted 08 November 2012 - 11:03 AM
I've found the trick is to get in early. I don't bother responding if there's nothing unique to say about a topic.
Now I'm wondering, who will be the one to kill this thread? Will they be crowned the ultimate thread killer?
Posted 08 November 2012 - 11:14 AM
~A2~ is the ultimate thread killer, she posted in the last buddy group thread!
Edited by ~mimo~, 08 November 2012 - 11:15 AM.
Posted 08 November 2012 - 11:24 AM
Thread killer?
Um, that would be me ....
Posted 08 November 2012 - 11:26 AM
QUOTE (idignantlyright @ 08/11/2012, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My latest one was the daycare gate one.
Oops, I changed it for you.
The moderating team
So true - and the only REAL thread killers on EB.
QUOTE (Cath-In-SA @ 08/11/2012, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am. I have also been known to start threads that never get off the ground and sit for infinity with their sad little '0 Replies'
That's why I rarely start new threads.
QUOTE (~mimo~ @ 08/11/2012, 12:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
~A2~ is the ultimate thread killer, she posted in the last buddy group thread!
QUOTE (Madame Catty @ 08/11/2012, 12:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've never understood this last post = killing thread thingy?
Isn't it just having the last word? So you are the winner really.
What a positive way to look at it.
Posted 08 November 2012 - 11:31 AM
Damn you ZombieMum!!! I thought it was my (only) claim to fame and you sat on it.
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Whether the critical date occurs in one week or two, the NBA lockout is quickly approaching danger time. In many ways, losing a season is non-sensible for both sides — last season set records for NBA popularity, and the league has no shortage for talent or storylines. But the owners want to change the entire system, and the players are desperately trying to hold on to the way things used to be. The sides began the negotiations very distant, and severe concessions will need to be made in order for the season to begin in a punctual fashion.
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The meetings would take place Wednesday and/or Thursday in Manhattan and would likely feature only the top negotiators from each side.
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"To remain competitive in the global workforce, we need more students who walk through the door of a community college to walk out with a degree or certificate," Simon said. "One way to improve these odds is to make senior year of high school more relevant to the college experience."
At Elgin Community College, Simon learned about the Alliance for College Readiness, which brings educators from ECC and the area's four public high school districts together to work on curriculum alignment in math, English and reading. The goal is to better prepare students for college-level work, thereby reducing the number of students in remedial courses that tap into financial aid but don't always count toward a degree or certificate.
Among other initiatives, the Alliance created a summer bridge program for high school graduates who are "almost college ready" that is team taught by high school and college faculty. Since 2007, approximately 73 percent of students who've taken the refresher course in reading, writing and math skills have tested out of at least one remedial course. The program was opened to adult, returning students for the first time this summer.
"ECC is pleased with the success of the Alliance for College Readiness and its Summer Bridge program," said ECC President David Sam, PhD, JD. "These are important partnerships in District 509 that are having a significant impact on our students while addressing the important national issue of college readiness."
Simon spent the afternoon at Harper College and learned about the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success, a similar collaborative approach between Harper College and its three feeder high school districts. In the year since its inception, the Council has collaborated on college readiness testing and course offerings to reduce remediation needs.
In 2010-11, more than 5,700 high school juniors in Harper's district took math placement tests to gauge their college readiness, up 50 percent from the prior year. As a result of early testing, in High School District 211, 88.5 percent of juniors enrolled in a math class their senior year, compared to 76 percent the year before.
The Council is also helping students finish their college math requirements while they are in high school. High school students who take Algebra II also take the final exam for Harper's Intermediate Algebra course. If they do well on the exam, they can take Harper's Math 101 class in their high school during their senior year. If they pass Math 101, they have fulfilled their math requirement for college programs that don't require higher levels of math – saving them time and money, and reducing the number of students at risk of remedial work.
"This is great example of where better alignment and communication can achieve tangible results, said Dr. Kenneth Ender, Harper College President. "Early testing and dual enrollment are cost effective ways students can get a head start on college. It also reduces the number of students who need remedial work before they start credit classes at Harper."
Elgin and Harper were the 37th and 38th stops on Simon's Complete College tour.
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The Saudi armed forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة الملكية السعودية, al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥah al Malakeeya as-Suʿūdiyyah) consists of the Saudi Arabian Army, the Royal Saudi Air Force, the Royal Saudi Navy, the Royal Saudi Air Defense, the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG), and paramilitary forces, totaling over 200,000 active-duty personnel. In 2005 the armed forces had the following personnel: the army, 75,000; Royal Saudi Air Force, 18,000; air defense, 16,000; Royal Saudi Navy, 15,500 (including 3,000 marines); and the SANG had 75,000 active soldiers and 25,000 tribal levies.[6] In addition, there is a military intelligence service, the General Intelligence Presidency (GIP).
The Saudi Arabian National Guard is not a reserve but a fully operational front-line force, and originated out of Abdul Aziz's tribal military-religious force, the Ikhwan. Its modern existence, however, is attributable to it being effectively Abdullah's private army since the 1960s and, unlike the rest of the armed forces, is independent of the Ministry of Defense. The SANG has been a counterbalance to the Sudairi faction in the royal family; Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, the minister of defense, is one of the so-called 'Sudairi Seven' and controls the remainder of the armed forces.[7]
- 1 Armed services
- 2 Defense spending
- 3 Recent military operations
- 4 Ministers of the Ministry of Defence
- 5 Military industry
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 Further reading
- 9 External links
Armed services[edit]
The armed forces are mainly the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation. The Ministry also has responsibility for the construction of civilian airports as well as military bases, and for Meteorology departments.
Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz had held the portfolio of Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defence and Aviation from 1962 to 2011. The vice minister, Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, was his full brother and served until November 2011. His oldest son, Khalid bin Sultan, was appointed assistant minister in 2001 and was in office until April 2013.
As of 1987 members of the air force, army, and navy are mainly recruits from groups of people without a strong identity from the Nejd tribal system and people from urban areas.[8]
The army is composed of three armored brigades, five mechanized brigades, one airborne brigade, one Royal Guard brigade, and eight artillery battalions. The army also has one aviation command with two aviation brigades.[6]
The army's main equipment consists of a combination of French- and U.S.-made armored vehicles: 315 M–1A2 Abrams, 290 AMX–30, and 450 M60A3 main battle tanks; 300 reconnaissance vehicles; 570+ AMX–10P and 400 M–2 Bradley armored infantry fighting vehicles; 3,000+ M113 and 100 Al-Fahd armored personnel carriers, produced in Saudi Arabia; 200+ towed artillery pieces; 110 self-propelled artillery pieces; 60 multiple rocket launchers; 400 mortars; 10 surface-to-surface missiles; about 2,000 antitank guided weapons; about 200 rocket launchers; 450 recoilless launchers; 12 attack helicopters; 50+ transport helicopters; and 1,000 surface-to-air missiles.[6]
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 Defence Minister Prince Sultan pouring the first concrete on 8 May 1996.[9]
Royal Saudi Air Force[edit]
The air force is organized in seven fighter/ground-attack squadrons, six fighter squadrons, and seven training squadrons. Saudi Arabia has at least 15 active military airfields.[6]
As of 2011, Saudi Arabia has around 300 combat aircraft. The kingdom's combat aircraft are newly acquired Eurofighter 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 Eurofighter Typhoons.
Ballistic Missile Forces[edit]
Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Forces (RSSMF) equipped with Chinese DF-3 (CSS-2) Dongfeng missile sold to Saudi Arabia by China. A conventional high-explosive warhead (2150 kg) variant of the DongFeng 3A Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile was developed for an export order to Saudi Arabia in 1987. About 30~120 missiles and 9~12 launchers were reportedly delivered in 1988, though no known test launch has ever been made in the country.[10] The Strategical Missile Forces is top secret, so there is no open information concerning the budget and personnel. Probably it is separate branch officially called Strategic Missile Forces (guessing by its website URL http://www.smf.gov.sa/).
But RSSMF certainly has one advanced Al-Watah ballistic missile base (found on the satellite images [11] ) in the rocky central part of Saudi Arabia, some 200 km south-west of the capital city Riyadh. Two other bases include Al Sulayyil ballistic missile base (the older base,[12] placed 450 km southwest from Riyadh) and Al Jufayr base (placed 90 km south of Riyadh) share many similarities, suggesting that they share the same role.
Air Defense[edit]
Air Defense was part of the Army until 1981 when it was made a separate service. It operates "Peace Shield" a state-of-the-art radar and air defense system consisting of a Command Operations Center at Riyadh, and main operating bases at Dhahran, Taif, Tabuk, Khamis Mushait and Al Kharj. The total system includes 164 sites.[13]
The system equipment comprises 17 General Electric AN/ FPS-117 long-range 3-D radars, 6 Northrop Grumman AN/TPS-43 tactical radars, and Raytheon Improved HAWK air defence missile system[13]
The navy is divided into two fleets: the Western Fleet has bases in Jeddah, Jizan, and Al Wajh; the Eastern Fleet has bases in Al Jubayl, Ad Dammam, Ras al Mishab, and Ras al Ghar. The marines are organized into one infantry regiment with two battalions.[6]
The navy's inventory includes 11 principal surface combatants, 65 patrol and coastal combatants, 7 mine warfare vessels, 8 amphibious craft, and 7 support and miscellaneous craft. Naval aviation forces have 19 helicopters (armed) serving in naval support.[6]
The Saudi Arabian National Guard is independent of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation and is organized into three mechanized infantry brigades, five infantry brigades, and one ceremonial cavalry squadron.
The SANG is equipped with 100 Saudi-manufactured Al-Fahd infantry fighting vehicles.[14] It has been strengthened by the purchase of US$1 billion worth of new armored vehicles from Canada.
Defense spending[edit]
Spending on defense and security has increased significantly since the mid-'90s and was about US$67 billion in 2013. Saudi Arabia ranks among the top 5 nations in the world in government spending for its military, representing about 9 percent of its gross domestic product in 2013. Its modern high-technology arsenal makes Saudi Arabia among the world's most densely armed nations, with its military equipment being supplied primarily by the US, France and Britain.[6]
The United States sold more than $80 billion in military hardware between 1951–2006 to the Saudi military.[15] In comparison, the Israel Defense Forces received $53.6 billion in US military grants between 1949–2007.[16] On 20 October 2010, U.S. State Department notified Congress of its intention to make the biggest arms sale in American history – an estimated $60.5 billion purchase by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The package represents a considerable improvement in the offensive capability of the Saudi armed forces.[17] The U.S. was keen to point out that the arms transfer would increase "interoperability" with U.S. forces. In the 1990–1991 Gulf War, having U.S.-trained Saudi forces, along with military installations built to U.S. specifications, allowed the American armed forces to deploy in a comfortable and familiar battle environment. This new deal would increase these capabilities, as an advanced American military infrastructure is about to be built.[18] The US government is also in talks with Saudi Arabia about the potential sale of advanced naval and missile-defense upgrades worth up to tens of billions of dollars.[19]
The UK has also been a major supplier of military equipment to Saudi Arabia since 1965.[20] Since 1985, the UK has supplied military aircraft – notably the Tornado and Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft – and other equipment as part of the long-term Al-Yamamah arms deal estimated to have been worth £43 billion by 2006 and thought to be worth a further £40billion.[21]
Canada recently won a contract worth at least $10 billion US to supply the Saudi Arabian army with armored military vehicles.
Recent military operations[edit]
Gulf War[edit]
When Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia's northern neighbor Kuwait in 1990, Saudi Arabia immediately requested the deployment of US troops within the country to deter further aggression. Saudi forces participated in the subsequent Operation Desert Storm: Saudi pilots flew more than 7,000 sorties and Saudi troops took part in the battles around the Saudi town of Raʾs al-Khafji.[22]
Operation Southern Watch[edit]
Since the Gulf war, the US has had a continued presence of 5,000 troops stationed in Saudi Arabia - a figure that rose to 10,000 during the 2003 conflict in Iraq.[23] Operation Southern Watch enforced the no-fly zones over southern Iraq set up after 1991, as well, the country's oil exports through the shipping lanes of the Persian Gulf are protected by the US Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain. It was conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace south of the 32nd Parallel (extended to the 33rd Parallel in 1996) in Iraq, following the 1991 Gulf War until the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
This was one of the stated motivations behind the September 11th terrorist attacks,[23] as well as the Khobar Towers bombing.[24] Bin Laden interpreted the Prophet Muhammad as banning the "permanent presence of infidels in Arabia".[25] US troops in Saudi Arabia served to provoke skirmishes between Iraq and the US between both Gulf Wars.
Shia insurgency in Yemen[edit]
On November 5, 2009 the Royal Saudi Land Forces launched a sweeping ground offensive against Yemeni Shiite Hawthi Rebels after they crossed the Saudi border (in order to outflank the Yemeni Army, which had earlier launched a military campaign against the Hawthis to control and pacify the northern Yemeni mountains) and killed 2 Saudi border guards. The Saudi forces relied heavily on air power and artillery to soften the rebels without risking their men. As of January 23, 2010 the Saudi Army had lost 113 men in the fighting against the rebels, with most of the casualties occurring when ground forces tried to move into areas that had been softened by shelling.[26]
Ministers of the Ministry of Defence[edit]
- Fahd bin Saud bin Abdulaziz (?-1962)
- Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud (1960-1962)
- Sultan bin Abdulaziz (1963-2011)
- Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2011-
Deputy Ministers[edit]
- Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1969-1978)
- Abdul-Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1978 – 5 November 2011)
- Khalid bin Sultan (5 November 2011 – 20 April 2013)
- Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud (21 April 2013 – 7 August 2013)
- Salman bin Sultan (6 August 2013 – 14 May 2014)
- Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud (14 May 2014 – 28 June 2014)
Military industry[edit]
The vast majority of Saudi Arabia's military equipment is imported from European and North American suppliers.[6] However, the Al-Fahd Infantry fighting vehicle and the Al-Faris 8-400 armored personnel carrier, used by Saudi land forces, were manufactured by the Abdallah Al Faris Company for Heavy Industries, based in Dammam.[27] Also, Al-Kaser and Al-Mansour armored vehicles and the Al-Masmak MRAP which has achieved very high protection, all are Saudi-made[28][29] Ashibl 1 and Ashibl 2 are Saudi-made armored vehicles used by the Royal Saudi Land Forces and the kingdom's most elite special operations units of Battalion 85. Saudi Arabia has also recently unveiled the new Tuwaiq MRAP[30][31]
See also[edit]
- King Khalid Military City
- United States Military Training Mission (USMTM)
- Office of the Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program (OPM-SANG)
- Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
- United States withdrawal from Saudi Arabia
- Nuclear program of Saudi Arabia
- ^ Hertog, Steffen (2007). "Shaping the Saudi state: Human agency's shifting role in the rentier state formation". International Journal Middle East Studies 39: 539–563. doi:10.1017/S0020743807071073. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "The Military Balance 2011", p. 267. International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 2011.
- ^ "Saudi Arabian defence industry placed seventh among the top 10 military spenders". Yahoo Finance UK. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex/resultoutput/milex_15/the-15-countries-with-the-highest-military-expenditure-in-2011-table/view The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database
- ^ "SIPRI Publications". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Country Profile: Saudi Arabia, September 2006 Library of Congress
- ^ John Pike. "Saudi Arabian National Guard". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ Mackey, p. 207.
- ^ James Bruce, 'Saudis building military city on Yemen border,' Jane's Defence Weekly, 15 May 1996, p.3
- ^ SinoDefence "DongFeng 3 (CSS-2) Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile", sinodefence, 27 February 2009.
- ^ Sean O'Connor - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. "Saudi ballistic missile site revealed", IHS Jane's Defence Weekly, 10 July 2013.
- ^ Ronen Bergman - GlobalSecurity Org. "Al Sulayyil Missile Base" GlobalSecurity.org.
- ^ a b Jane's Military Communications Peace Shield (Saudi Arabia), Systems 5 July 2005 Retrieved 2012-01-23
- ^ "Al Fahd - Wheeled Armoured Reconnaissance/Personnel Carrier". Army Technology. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ http://www.fas.org/asmp/profiles/saudi_arabia.htm Saudi Arabia
- ^ http://middleeast.about.com/od/saudiarabia/a/saudi-arabia-military-aid.htm U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
- ^ "Arms for the King and His Family: The U.S. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia". Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "US-Saudi Security Cooperation, Impact of Arms Sales – Cordesman". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704621204575488361149625050.html Saudi Arms Deal Advances
- ^ Gardner, Charles (1981). British Aircraft Corporation. A history by Charles Gardner. B.T. Batsford Ltd. pp. 224–249. ISBN 0-7134-3815-0.
- ^ O'Connell, Dominic (20 August 2006). "BAE cashes in on £40bn Arab jet deal". The Sunday Times (London). Retrieved 22 August 2006.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ a b "US pulls out of Saudi Arabia". BBC News. 29 April 2003. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Plotz, David (2001) What Does Osama Bin Laden Want?, Slate
- ^ Bergen, Peter L. (2001). Holy War Inc. Simon & Schuster. p. 3.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Finds Bodies of 20 Soldiers Near Yemen Border". The Wall Street Journal. 23 January 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Weapons made in Saudi Arabia at GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ "Al-Masmak Masmak Nyoka Mk2 MRAP Mine Resistant Armored Personnel Carrier technical data sheet - Army Recognition - Army Recognition". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "- Photos & Videos". www.arabic-military.com. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Saudi Made "Tuwaiq" MRAP Unvieled in IDEX 2013". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Saudi Twaiq Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)". Global Military Review. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- "Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Military Construction Sales and Military Assistance Facts as of September 2003," Published by Deputy for Operations and Administration, Business Operations/Comptroller, DSCA, Department of Defense
- 'Chief dismissed in reshuffle,' - Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Mohammed Saleh Al-Hammad replaced by Saleh Ibn Ali Al-Mohaya, Jane's Defence Weekly, 9 October 1996, p. 23
- C.A. Woodson, Saudi Arabian Force Structure Development in a Post Gulf War World, Foreign Military Studies Office, June 1998, http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil
External links[edit]
- Ministry of Defense and Aviation, official website
- Royal Saudi Land Forces, official website
- Saudi Arabian National Guard, official website
- Strategic Missiles Force, official website
- General Intelligence Presidency, official website
- [1] The Royal Saudi Air Force - A Paper Tiger, Minus the Tiger


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