[Growing independence?] SAUDI OPENS F-15 MAINTENANCE CENTER

IMRA ^ | April 22, 2004 | MENL

[yonif]

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia has opened a center for the maintenance of its F-15 fighter-jet fleet.

The Royal Saudi Air Force has opened the center at the Prince Khaled Air Base in the Asir region in the southern portion of the kingdom. The center will focus on the maintenance and overhaul of the F-15 fighter-jet fleet procured by the United States over the last 25 years.

In February, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz inaugurated what was termed the F-15 Engine Industrial and Development Center. The center was meant to overhaul, repair and install the twin engines of the F-15 aircraft.

Saudi military sources said the center will train Saudi nationals in servicing the F-15 engine as well as its components. The center will be overseen by U.S. defense contractors that provide the engine for the F-15.

[yonif]

[WARNING TO ISRAEL] U.S. REFUSES TO RESPOND TO SAUDI F-15s IN TABUK

[GeronL]

How many F-15's does Saudi-land have?

[MEG33]

The Saudis aren't about to attack Israel and risk what Israel or the US would do in retaliation.

[yonif]

True, however one cannot rule out a "rouge" member of the Saudi Air Force doing the bidding in a terror attack.

[yonif]

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/sa.htm

[F14 Pilot]

Arabs can't fly! Remember that!

[MEG33]

Terror is always a possibility these days.

[AdmSmith]

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has approved a program to help improve Saudi Arabia's fleet of F-15 fighter-jets.

The Defense Department has awarded a $5 million contract to Abacus Technology Corp.to provide communications support for Saudi Arabia's fleet of F-15s. The support is meant for the 91 F-15 C/D aircraft purchased by Riyad in 1982 and the 72 advanced F-15S jets purchased in 1995.

Abacus Technology, based in Chevy Chase, Md., provides information technology and management consulting services. Since 1993, the company has provided engineering expertise to help improve the Saudi air defense system.

Officials said the project would support the F-15 Peace Sun Program as well as the Saudi Peace Shield Program. They said the contract is also meant to provide communications support for a range of U.S. and Saudi installations.


http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/may/05_14_2.html

comment: about 163 according to this article from 2002

[yonif]

Yup, and the Saudis by basing some of their F-15s in that city Tabuk have a better chance in making it happen.

[F14 Pilot]

By 1992 the SAF had seventy-eight F-15s, including fighter conversion trainers.

[GeronL]

163... yikes

[GeronL]

that other post says about 163.

wow

[F14 Pilot]

Iranian Air Force ordered 7-8 Awacs in 1977 and 140 F-15s but Jimmy the Dumb didn't back the Shah and both fell. Later, Saudis got those AWACS and F-15s. We can see how DemocRATs ruined the region and future of our allies in the Middle East!

Here is a Saudi AWACS

[GeronL]

Thanks.

new tagline =o)

[RonHolzwarth]

you think "Arabs can't fly!"???

B.S. They have flying carpets, in fact, they invented them.

I saw it on a cartoon once.

And they are real, I swear by allah, the moon god.

[F14 Pilot]

Oh, LoL!

Call 911!

[F14 Pilot]

Yeah!
Sorry I had to edit that sentence... They can fly a carpet but can't fly an F-15 Eagle!

[GeronL]

Stolen: One Poynor VFD Fire Truck

The town population was 257 in 1990.

[RonHolzwarth]

"Can't fly an F-15", yeah that is probably true, during Gulf War I, Iraq scored not a single hit.

And flew them all to Iran, to be buried in the desert sand,,, man, that was the dumbest thing I ever heard of, after THAT, all they were was scrap!

Hardly worth even excavating later.

[F14 Pilot]

http://WWW.ACIG.ORG
For more info on Iraqis, Iranians and Saudis and Even US hits in Aerial Engagements.