Editor's Foreword

APC 206
APC (T) 16: 6 FV 103 Spartan; 10 FV4333 Stormer
APC (W) 190: 175 Piranha (incl variants); 15 AT-105
Saxon
ARTY 233
SP 155mm 24 G-6
TOWED 108: 105mm 42 ROF lt; 122mm 30 D-30; 130mm
24: 12 M-46; 12 Type-59-I; 155mm 12 FH-70
MOR 101: 81mm 69; 107mm 20 M-30; 120mm 12 Brandt
AT • MSL 88
SP 8 VBL (TOW)
MANPATS 80: 30 Javelin; 32 Milan; 18 TOW/TOW-2A
RL 73mm RPG-7 Knout; 94mm LAW-80
AD • SAM 74+
SP 20: up to 12 Pantsyr S1E SPAAGM; 8 Mistral 2
MANPAD 54: 20 Javelin; 34 SA-7 Grail
GUNS 26: 23mm 4 ZU-23-2; 35mm 10 GDF-005 (with
Skyguard); 40mm 12 L/60 (Towed)
navy 4,200
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PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS • CORVETTES
• FSG 2 Qahir Al Amwaj each with 2 quad (8 eff.) each with
MM-40 Exocet tactical SSM, 2 triple 324mm TT (6 eff.) (to
be fitted) each with MM-40 Exocet tactical SSM, 1 octuple
(8 eff.) with 16 Crotale SAM, 1 76mm gun, with hel landing
platform for Super Lynx type hel
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 11
PFM 4: 1 Dhofar with 2 triple (6 eff.) (not fitted); 3 Dhofar
each with 2 quad (8 eff.) with MM-40 Exocet SSM tactical
PCC 3 Al Bushra (FRA P-400) each with 4 single 406mm
TT, 1 76mm gun
PCI 4 Seeb (UK Vosper 25m, under 100 tonnes)
AMPHIBIOUS
LS • LST 1 Nasr el Bahr (with hel deck) (capacity 7 tanks;
240 troops)
CRAFT 4: 1 LCU; 3 LCM
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 8
AK 1 Al Sultana
AGHS 1
T-AP 2 Shinas (Commercial Tpt - Auxiliary military role
only) (capacity 56 veh; 200 tps)
RY 2: 1 Al Said; 1 (Royal Dhow)
TRG 1 Al Mabrukah (with hel deck, also used in OPV
role)
SPT 1 (Royal Yacht spt)
FACIlItIes
Bases Located at Muaskar al Murtafaia (Seeb), Alwi, Main
HQ located at Widam A’Sahil, Ghanam Island,
Musandam, Salalah
Air Force 5,000
FORCes by ROle
FGA 1 sqn with Block 50 F-16C Fighting Falcon/F-
16D Fighting Falcon; 2 sqn with Jaguar OS/
Jaguar OB
Ftr/FGA 1 sqn with Hawk Mk103; Hawk Mk203
Middle East and North Africa
267
Tpt 1 sqn with C-130H Hercules; 1 sqn with SC.7
3M Skyvan (7 radar-equipped, for MP); 1 sqn
with BAC-111
Tpt Hel 2 (med) sqn with AB-205 (Bell 205) Jet Ranger;
AB-212 (Bell 212); Lynx Mk
300 Super Lynx (maritime/SAR)
Trg 1 sqn with AS-202-18 Bravo; MFI-17B
Mushshak; PC-9*; SF-25 Falke; AB-206 hel
AD 2 sqn with 40 Rapier; 6 Blindfire; S713
Martello
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AIRCRAFT 64 combat capable
FTR/FGA 52: 12 F-16C/D (8 –C, 4 –D) Block 50 Fighting
Falcon; 24 Jaguar (20 OS (single seat), 4 OB (dual seat)); 4
Hawk Mk103; 12 Hawk Mk203
TPT 16: 3 BAC-111; 3 C-130H Hercules (1 C-130J-30 on
order for delivery 2012); 10 SC.7 3M Skyvan (7 radarequipped,
for MP)
TRG 26: 4 AS-202-18 Bravo; 8 MFI-17B Mushshak; 12 PC-
9*; 2 SF-25
HELICOPTERS • UTL 41: 19 AB-205 (Bell 205) to be
replaced by 20 NH-90; 3 AB-206 (Bell 206) Jet Ranger
(basic rig); 3 AB-212 (Bell 212); 16 Lynx Mk 300 Super Lynx
(maritime/SAR)
AD • SAM 40 Rapier
RADAR • LAND 6+: 6 Blindfire; S713 Martello
MSL
AAM AIM-9LM Sidewinder; AIM-120C AMRAAM
ASM 20 AGM-84D Harpoon; AGM-65 Maverick
Royal household 6,400
(incl HQ staff)
SF 2 regt (1,000 men)
royal Guard bde 5,000
LT TK 9 VBC-90
APC (W) 73: ε50 Type-92; 14 VAB VCI; 9 VAB VDAA
ARTY • MRL 122mm 6 Type-90A
AT • MSL • MANPATS Milan
AD • SAM • MANPAD 14 Javelin
GUNS • 20mm • SP 9: 9 VAB VDAA
royal yacht Squadron 150
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS • MISC
BOATS/CRAFT • DHOW 1 Zinat Al Bihaar
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 2
RY 1 (with hel deck)
TPT 1 Fulk Al Salamah (also veh tpt) with up to 2 AS-
332C Super Puma spt hel
royal Flight 250
AIRCRAFT • TPT 5: 2 B-747SP; 1 DC-8-73CF; 2
Gulfstream IV
HELICOPTERS • SPT 6: 3 AS-330 (SA-330) Puma; 2 AS-
332F Super Puma; 1 AS-332L Super Puma
paramilitary 4,400 active
Tribal home Guard 4,000
org in teams of est 100
Middle East and
North Africa