1. GCC and Military Power
Mohammed Hassan Ali Alshidi.

2. Overview. Kingdom Saudi Arabia & The United Arab Emirates:
Geostrategic location.
Criteria.
Additional Military Criteria.
GCC & NATO.
Conclusion.
List of References.

3. Kingdom Saudi Arabia Geostrategic:
Population: Around 31,742,308 million.
Square Land: 2,149,690 sq/km.
The country's boundaries: Bodies of water and seven countries.
Defficult or easy to defend it (Why)?
Problem with neighbors: Iran & Yemen.
Declare war: In 2015 ( Yemeni Civil War).
Military Treaty: The US in 1983 (during Iran-Iraq war).

4. Saudi Military Force. Manpower 256000 Total military personal 230000
Active personal
325000
Reserve personal
Royal Saudi Air Force
862
Total aircraft strength 86
Fighter Aircrafts
143
Attack Aircrafts 54
Multirole aircraft
344
Total Helicopter
Royal Saudi Land Forces Armored
1142
Combat Tanks
9096
Armored Fighting Vehicles
474
Self-propelled Artillery
122
Rocket Artillery
Royal Saudi Naval Forces 27
Total Naval Assets 7
Frigates 4
Corvettes

5. Additional Military Criteria’s(KSA)
Military Spending: The third largest military spenders in the world after US and China ( 63,7 billion $) that means 10% of the GDP.
Most of buying’s are from:
US ($110 billion arms / tanks, artillery, radar systems, etc.)
UK ( military equipment by £1.1bn ).
Russia (The SAMI signed MOU/ buying S-400 air defense systems).
Military industry:
Military Industries Corporation (MIC). Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory
Saudi Arabian Military Industries ( 2030 vision).

6. The United Arab Emirates
Geostrategic:
Population: 7.9 million.
Square Land: 83,600 sq/ km.
The country's boundaries: KSA, Oman
and a maritime border with Qatar.
Problems with neighbors: Saudi Arabia (Shayba oilfield) & Iran.
Military Treaty: Great Britain in 1971 & US in 1995 & Italy and France in 2009.

7. The UAE Military Force. Manpower 100,000 Total military personal
UAE Air Force
489
Total aircraft strength
Fighter Aircrafts
Attack Aircrafts
146
Multirole aircraft
202
Total Helicopter
UAE Land Forces Armored
5813
Armored Fighting Vehicles
388
Combat Tanks
183
Self-propelled Artillery
306
Rocket Artillery
UAE Naval Forces 72
Total Naval Assets
Frigates 11
Corvettes

8. Additional Military Criteria’s(UAE)
Military Spending: UAE Ranking is the17th largest military spender in 2017.The military spending is 22,8 billion $ that means 5.7% of the GDP.
Most of buying’s are from:
US ($8 billion, In 2013, it obtained an additional 30 F-16s air-to-ground munitions ) Europe, and Russia MOU.
Military industry:
Emirates Defense Industries Company (EDIC in 2014).
NIMR automotive.

9. GCC & NATO
Saudi Arabia and Oman neither responded positively nor rejected officially ( Why?)
Oman:
To refrain from spoiling ties with Iran,
Not to harm Oman’s active neutralization foreign policy or not to imbalance triangle policy of Oman,
Preference of bilateral agreements with the US, UK and France instead of NATO.
Saudi Arabia:
The GCC has its own security institutions (PSF).
“The US military bases have already been deployed in the Gulf countries. If the PSF is not enough to handle any potential issue, then at that time, NATO and GCC could work together”.

10. Conclusion.
Security deficiency (Bahrain and Qatar) have small armed forces.
“Spending more on defense alone is not sufficient for guaranteeing security. What is more, the security situation is likely to worsen rather than improve over the years as the region is likely to face even more turmoil”.
KSA has built significant progress in building modern and effective military forces. However, it still encounters major dilemmas in the leadership and organization of its armed forces. It also has important issues in manpower numbers, quality, and command. Also, it has lack of experience.

11. List of References.
A. (2016, November 24). General Information about The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Retrieved November 20, 2017, from
Geography of United Arab Emirates. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20, 2017, from emirates/geography/
Saudi Arabia signs agreement to manufacture Russian weapons locally. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20, 2017, from manucafture-Russian-weapons-locally-.html
Elgot, J. (2017, October 24). UK sales of arms and military kit to Saudi Arabia hit £1.1bn in Retrieved November 20, 2017, from equipment-to-saudi-arabia-2017
Donald Trump Saudi Arabia Arms Deal: Dangerous Weapons. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20, 2017, from

12. List of References.
Saudi Arabia - Army, Navy, Air Force. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20, 2017, from
Jeremy Binnie - IHS Jane's Defence Industry. (n.d.). Saudi Arabia and Russia sign S-400 MOU. Retrieved November 20, 2017, from
2017 Saudi Arabia Military Strength. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20, 2017, from
Yenigün, Cüneyt . "Gulf Security, NATO and ICI: Two and a Half." INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATO’S APPROACH TO GULF COOPERATION, October 2013, 1-17.
Yenigün, Cüneyt. "Oman Security Perspectives and NATO Relations." NATO, Cooperative Security, and the Middle East – Status and Prospects, December 2016, 1-34.