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  • Royal Saudi Air Defense
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  • 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.
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current commander label
  • Commander-in-Chief
Start date
  • 1970
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Branch
command structure
Role
  • Aerial Defence
identification symbol
  • 150
Type
  • Land Based Aerial Defence Network
identification symbol label
  • Flag
Unit Name
  • Royal Saudi Air Defense Force
identification symbol 2 label
  • Roundel
Size
  • 40000
abstract
  • 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.
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