Saudi Arabian Armed Forces

The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF) (Arabic: القُوَّات المُسَلَّحَة العَرَبِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة‎, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Musallahah al-Arabīyah as-Su’ūdiyah), also known as the Royal Saudi Armed Forces (Arabic: القُوَّات المُسَلَّحَة المَلكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Musallahah al-Malakiyah as-Su’ūdiyah), is part of the military forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It consists of the Royal Saudi Army, the Royal Saudi Navy, the Royal Saudi Air Force, the Royal Saudi Air Defense, and the Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force. The King of Saudi Arabia is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of all the military forces and forms military policy with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior. The five Armed Forces are among eight military forces of Saudi Arabia, with the others including the Saudi Arabian National Guard (under the administrative control of the Ministry of National Guard), the Royal Saudi Guard Regiment and the Saudi Arabian Border Guards.

The Royal Saudi Armed Forces are one of the best-funded in the world, having the world's sixth largest defense budget. It makes extensive use of paid mercenaries in its foreign engagements, with the documented use of Latin American and African hired forces in the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemen Civil War.