No. 10 Squadron RSAF

No. 10 Squadron RSAF
Official Squadron Badge of No. 10 Squadron RSAF
Active1970s-present
CountrySaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
BranchRoyal Saudi Air Force
TypeSquadron
RoleClose Air Support and Reconnaissance
Part ofRSAF 2 Wing
BaseKing Fahad Air Base, Taif
AircraftEurofighter Typhoon F.2 & T.3

No. 10 Squadron RSAF is a squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force that operates the Eurofighter Typhoon F.2 & T.3 from King Fahad Air Base, Taif, Mecca Province in Saudi Arabia within RSAF 2 Wing.[1][2]

The squadron attended Exercise Spears of Victory 23 during February 2023 at King Abdulaziz Air Base.[3]

During the 1980s the squadron used to fly the Northrop F-5E Tiger II at King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushayt.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Saudi Air Force - Taif/King Fahd Air Base (OETF)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. February 2016. p. 78.
  3. ↑ Air Forces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. May 2023. p. 60.
  4. ↑ Hewish et al. 1984, p. 162.
  5. ↑ Butterworth 1983, p. 41.
  • Butterworth, Sue, ed. (1983). Air Forces of the World. Secaucus, New Jersey: Chartwell. p. 41. ISBN 0-89009-624-4.
  • Hewish, Mark; Sweetman, Bill; Wheeler, Barry C.; Gunston, Bill (1984). Air Forces of the World. London, UK: Peerage Books.
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