The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (Arabic: القُوَّات العَرَبِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة المُسَلَّحَة) or SAAF, (also known as the Royal Saudi Armed Forces) are the military forces of Saudi Arabia.
It consists of the Saudi Arabian Land Forces (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 commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and forms military policy with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior. The five armed Forces are among eight military forces in Saudi Arabia, with others including the Saudi Arabian National Guard (under the administrative control of the Ministry of National Guard), the Saudi Royal Guard Regiment and Saudi Arabian Border Guards.
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