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{{short description|Land warfare branch of Oman's military}}{{more footnotes|date=January 2014}}
|allegiance=
Sultan of Oman|branch=
Army>Land force|role= Land warfare|size= 100,000|command_structure=|garrison= Muaskar al Murtafaa|garrison_label=|equipment=|equipment_label=|nickname= |motto= |colors=|colors_label=|march=|mascot=|battles=|anniversaries=|decorations=|battle_honours= | | WEBSITE=WWW.MOD.GOV.OM | ACCESSDATE=6 AUGUST 2017 | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170806220922/HTTP://WWW.MOD.GOV.OM/EN-US/RAO/PAGES/2014/PASSING_OUT_OF_REGIMENTS_COMMANDERS_COURSE_AND%20JUNIOR_COMMAND_AND_STAFF_COURSE.ASPX | URL-STATUS=LIVE, COMMANDER RECEIVED AT RAO>URL=HTTPS://OMANINFO.OM/ENGLISH/MODULE.PHP?MODULE=TOPICS-SHOWTOPIC&CATID=4&ID=553 | ACCESSDATE=6 AUGUST 2017 | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20181201051457/HTTPS://OMANINFO.OM/ENGLISH/MODULE.PHP?MODULE=TOPICS-SHOWTOPIC&CATID=4&ID=553, dead, |current_commander_label= |ceremonial_chief=|ceremonial_chief_label=|colonel_of_the_regiment=|colonel_of_the_regiment_label=|identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= | 200px)|identification_symbol_2_label= Flag of Royal Army of Oman|website =Royal Army of Oman}}The Royal Army of Oman (Arabic: الجيش العماني, transliterated: al-JaÄ«sh al-'UmÄnÄ«) is the ground forces component of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces. It was founded in 1907 as the Muscat Garrison.WEB, Royal Army of Oman / Royal Oman Land Forces (ROLF),weblink www.globalsecurity.org, 2016-01-10,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303202521weblink">weblink 2016-03-03, live, It has a current strength of 35,000 personnel.WEB, Royal Army of Oman - Equipment,weblink www.globalsecurity.org, 2016-01-10,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160305081712weblink">weblink 2016-03-05, live, HistoryOman has a military history which dates back to the seventh century, when troops from the Alozd tribe were strong enough to help Abu Bakr, companion of the Islamic prophet Mohammed. At the beginning of the seventeenth century there were local forces associated with Ya'ariba dynasty.WEB, Al'Yaruba State,weblink www.mofa.gov.om, 6 August 2017,weblink 2017-03-09, live, It was this dynasty, which forced the expulsion of Portuguese from the country in 1650. The Ya'ariba dynasty were responsible for most of the fortified site across what is now the Sultanate of Oman from Musandam in the north to the southern province of Dhofar.The Royal Army of Oman officially traces its origins back to the formation of the Muscat Garrison in 1907,BOOK, Peterson, J. E., Oman in the Twentieth Century: Political Foundations of an Emerging State, 2016, Routledge, 9781317291732, 72–75,weblink 6 August 2017, en,weblink 2017-08-06, live, this local garrison force was developed and became the Muscat Infantry in 1921.WEB, About the Royal Army of Oman (RAO),weblink www.mod.gov.om, 6 August 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170805220532weblink">weblink 2017-08-05, live, An agreement between the Omani and the British governments in 1958 led to the creation of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) and the creation of formally structured Omani army units. At the same time the United Kingdom promised to provide direct assistance in the development of the SAF and its land forces.WEB, Persian Gulf States - Oman - Regional and National Security Considerations,weblink countrystudies.us, US Government, 8 August 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161103012129weblink">weblink 2016-11-03, live, During the 1960 and 1970s, army units fought in the Dhofar Rebellion alongside British units and it relied on embedded unit-level British military advisors, who saw combat alongside the units they were very much part of.BOOK, Peck, Malcolm C., The A to Z of the Gulf Arab States, 2010, Scarecrow Press, 9780810876361, 21–22,weblink 6 August 2017, en,weblink 2017-08-06, live, At the end of the Dhofar Rebellion the Omani army became an independent service known as the Sultan of Oman Land Forces in 1976. In 1990, Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said renamed his land forces the Royal Army of Oman (RAO).WEB, Royal Army of Oman - About Royal Army of Oman (RAO),weblink www.mod.gov.om, 2016-01-10,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151217043506weblink">weblink 2015-12-17, live, The RAO frequently exercises with the armed forces of fellow Gulf Cooperation Council nations and other strategic defense partners such as the US and UK.WEB, Arab, The New, Oman and UK to hold military exercise next year,weblink alaraby, 7 August 2017, en,weblink 2017-08-07, live, Ground Forces OrganisationAccording to the latest MoD Telephone Directory published by Omantel,WEB, Oman Yellow Pages - Ministry of Defence,weblink www.omantel-yellowpages.com, Omantel, 6 August 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170805223525weblink">weblink 2017-08-05, live, RAO is structured as follows: (File:Sultan Qaboos 1980.jpg|thumb|Sultan Qaboos in the field observing an army exercise in 1980)(File:Oman. Dhofar 1972 (8620570923).jpg|thumb|Omani Army positions at Sarfayt in 1972, during the Dhofar Rebellion)(File:Oman 1980 (3098765076).jpg|thumb|A British military advisor with Omani soldiers in 1980)(File:US National Guard trains with Oman Army.jpg|thumb|right|Oregon National Guard Training in Oman alongside the Omani Army (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Cory Grogan, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs))(File:Good to Go (33170447126).jpg|thumb|Omani soldiers and US Marines exercising in 2017)
- HQ RAO at Muaskar al Murtafa'a (MAM) near SeebWEB, Page 3, RAO COMMANDER, UK CHIEF OF GEN STAFF MEET,weblink Oman Observer, 7 August 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170807153132weblink">weblink 2017-08-07, live, WEB, Page 4,weblink Oman Observer, 7 August 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170807153026weblink">weblink 2017-08-07, live,
- Two infantry brigades:BOOK, Allen, Calvin H., II, W. Lynn Rigsbee, Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996, 2014, Routledge, 9781135314309, 82,weblink 7 August 2017, en,weblink 2017-08-07, live,
- 11 Brigade (the southern brigade) based in Salalah
- 23 Brigade (the northern brigade) based at MAM
- The Sultan's Armour Units (MSO) based at Sultan bin Safy Camp at Shafa, near IzkiBOOK, Peterson, J. E., Oman's Insurgencies: The Sultanate's Struggle for Supremacy, Appendix 1, 2013, Saqi, 9780863567025,weblink 7 August 2017, en,weblink 2017-08-07, live,
- The Border Guard Brigade with a base in Haima in the Al Wusta GovernateWEB, SAF launches Atheer Project,weblink's-communications-equipment-project-'Atheer'-launched, Times of Oman, 8 August 2017, WEB, Newspaper, Muscat Daily, H E Nuamani inspects border guard brigade - Oman,weblink Muscat Daily News, 8 August 2017, en,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170808160335weblink">weblink 2017-08-08, live,
- Infantry
- Muscat Regiment (MR) based at Bidbid - Mowag Piranha-equipped Mechanised Infantry
- Northern Frontier Regiment (NFR) based at Ibri and Buraimi
- Desert Regiment (DR) based at Ibra - Mowag Piranha-equipped Mechanised Infantry
- Jebel Regiment (JR) based at Nizwa
- Southern Regiment (KJ) one battalion based at Salalah near the Royal Palace on the Taqah Road
- Western Frontier Regiment (WFR) based at ThumraitWEB, Paras train with Omani soldiers - GOV.UK,weblink www.gov.uk, 8 August 2017, en,weblink 2017-08-08, live,
- Sultan of Oman's Parachute Regiment (SOPR) based at RustaqJOURNAL, Dhar, D, Retrospective Study of Injuries in Military Parachuting,weblink Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 8 August 2017, English, 10.1016/S0377-1237(07)80014-1, 1 October 2007, 63, 4, 353–355, 27408048, 4922047,
- Oman Reconnaissance Regiment based in Dhofar
- Border and Local Security Forces (light infantry role)
- Western Border Security Force based at Al Qabil
- Coastal Security Force based at Sur
- Musandam Security Force (MSF) based at BukhaBOOK, Skeet, I., Oman: Politics and Development, 1992, Springer, 9780230376922, 12,weblink 8 August 2017, en,weblink 2017-08-08, live,
- Rural Security Forces based in Salalah (replaced Firqat Forces)
- Sultan of Oman's Artillery
- Northern artillery units based at Izki
- Southern artillery units based at Thumrait in Dhofar
- SAF Signals based in MAM (with units supporting 11 Brigade)
- SAF Engineers based in MAM (with units supporting 11 Brigade)
- SAF Transport based in Mabela (with units supporting 11 Brigade)
- SAF Electrical & Mechanical Engineers based in MAM (with units supporting 11 Brigade)
- SAF Ordnance based in MAM (with units supporting 11 Brigade)
- SAF Medical Services main hospitals at Al Khoudh (north) and Umm al Ghawarif (south) and other base locations
- Training Establishments
- National Defence College Bayt al Falaj, Ruwi, MuscatWEB, National Defense College About US,weblink www.mod.gov.om, 6 August 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170807071911weblink">weblink 2017-08-07, live,
- Military Technical College near Seeb AirportWEB, Sayyid Fahd inaugurates Oman's Military Technical College,weblink's-Military-Technical-College, Times of Oman, 7 August 2017,
- Sultan Qaboos Military College (KSQA) including the RAO Officer Training School based at Aydem in DhofarWEB, Sultan Qaboos Military College,weblink www.mod.gov.om, 6 August 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170806220926weblink">weblink 2017-08-06, live,
- Sultan Armed Forces Training RegimentWEB, RAO celebrates graduation of new recruits,weblink www.mod.gov.om, 7 August 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170807152128weblink">weblink 2017-08-07, live,
- Battle Training Centre - Saiq, Jebel al AkhdharBOOK, Searle, Pauline, Dawn Over Oman -Chapter 7, The Mountains, 2016, Routledge, 9781317242093,weblink 7 August 2017, en,weblink 2017-08-07, live,
Garrison locationsBased on locational evidence given in Omantel telephone directory listings (telephone number associations),WEB, Ministry Of Defence Directory,weblink www.directory-oman.com, 9 August 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170621103304weblink">weblink 2017-06-21, live, historical recollections of British servicemenBOOK, Ranger Margaret, Dorrance Publishing, 9781434941213, 359–360,weblink 9 August 2017, en,weblink 2017-08-09, live, and analysis of Google Earth and Google Map imagery and cartographic dataWEB, Latitude and Longitude Finder on Map Get Coordinates,weblink www.latlong.net, 8 August 2017, en,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170807151635weblink">weblink 2017-08-07, live, the following RAO garrisons have been identified:{| class="wikitable"! Name! Wilayat! Province! Type! Unit association! Geographic coordinates (lat/long) | ! colspan="11" | Headquarters locations
|Muaskar Bayt al Falaj|Bayt al Falaj|Muscat|Headquarters and unit accommodation|Office of the Minister Responsible For Defense Affairs|23.610051N 58.544752E
|Muaskar al Murtafa'a|Al Seeb|Muscat|Headquarters and unit accommodation|HQ COSSAF, HQ RAO, HQ 23 Brigade|23.572877N 58.250439E
|Umm al Ghawarif Barracks|Salalah|Dhofar|Headquarters and unit accommodation|HQ 11 Brigade and Base Hospital|17.027473N 54.137078E
|Haima Barracks|Haima|Al Wusta|Headquarters and unit accommodation|HQ Border Guard Force Brigade and force units|19.998067N 56.358130E
! colspan="11" | Combat unit locations
|Shafa Barracks|Shafa|Al Dakhiliyah|Multiple armoured units and support units|Sultan of Oman's Armour|22.733322N 57.718340E
|Izki Barracks|Izki|Al Dakhiliyah|Multiple artillery units and support units|Sultan of Oman's Artillery|22.954081N 57.775505E
|Bukha Barracks|Bukha|Musandam|Light infantry unit location|Musandam Security Force|26.144753N 56.143521E
|Rustaq Barracks|Rustaq|Al Batinah South|Light infantry unit location|Sultan of Oman's Parachute Regiment|23.411183N 57.429730E
|Bidbid Barracks|Bidbid|Al Dakhiliyah|Infantry unit location|Muscat Regiment|23.438529N 58.126797E
|Ibri Barracks|Ibri|Al Dhahirah|Infantry unit location|Northern Frontier Regiment|23.241060N 56.512264E
|Buraimi Fort and Barracks|Buraimi|Buraimi|Infantry unit location|Northern Frontier Regiment|24.236837N 55.790218E
|Al Qabil Barracks|Al Qabil|Buraimi|Light infantry unit location|Western Border Security Force|23.933569N 55.823533E
|Nizwa Barracks|Nizwa|Al Dakhiliyah|Infantry unit location|Jebel Regiment|22.917048N 57.537668E
|Ibra Barracks|Ibra|Al Sharqiyah North|Infantry unit location|Desert Regiment|22.738625N 58.505236E
|Sur Barracks|Sur|Al Sharqiyah South|Light infantry unit location|Coastal Security Force|22.538349N 59.476562E
|Bait al Maamoorah Palace Barracks|Salalah|Dhofar|Infantry unit location|Southern Oman Regiment|17.046984N 54.219079E
|Raysut Barracks|Salalah|Dhofar|Infantry unit location|Oman Reconnaissance Regiment |16.946844N 53.995651E
|Thumrait Barracks|Thumrait|Dhofar|Infantry unit location|Western Frontier Regiment|17.642156N 54.020499E
|Mayzunah Barracks|Mayzunah|Dhofar|Infantry unit location|Western Frontier Regiment|17.856471N 52.692569E
|Sarfayt Base|Sarfayt|Dhofar|Infantry unit location|Southern Border Security Force|16.697399N 53.103528E
! colspan="11" | Support unit locations
|Mabela Camp|Al Seeb|Muscat|Transport unit accommodation|Sultan's Armed Forces Transport Regiment|23.666388N 58.140895E
|Armed Forces Hospital|Al Khoudh|Muscat|Base Hospital|Sultan's Armed Forces Medical Services|23.574647N 58.207412E
! colspan="11" | Training locations
|National Defense College|Bayt al Falaj|Muscat|Higher Defense Staff College|SAF training site|23.607289N 58.543684E
|Aydem Camp|Aydem|Dhofar|Sultan Qaboos Military College|Officer and NCO Training Academy|16.990236N 53.358888E
|Saiq Camp|Saiq, Jebel Akhdar|Al Dakhiliyah|Infantry training Area|RAO training site|23.074098N 57.639172E
|Military Technical College|Seeb|Muscat|Military College|SAF training site|23.568452N 58.278716E
! colspan="11" | Cultural and welfare locations
|Armed Forces Museum|Bayt al Falaj|Muscat|Historic site and display of military artifacts|Defense Museum|23.608479N 58.545949E
|Armed Forces Beach Club|Seeb|Muscat|Restaurants, vacation accommodation and function rooms|SAF Welfare|23.605869N 58.330261E
|
Equipment
(File:Challenger 2s Advancing on Exercise in Oman MOD 45140648.jpg|thumb|Challenger 2 main battle tanks in the deserts of Oman) In 2020 Oman spent 11% of GDP on military expenditures.WEB, SIPRI Military Expenditure Database {{!, SIPRI|url=https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex|access-date=2021-07-19|website=www.sipri.org}}Oman has one armored brigade (MSO) equipped with the
Challenger 2 and the
M60A1 and M60A3 Patton tanks.Between 2001 and 2004 Oman received 174 amphibious light armored vehicles and more than 80 armored VBL from France.WEB, Arms Trade Registers,
weblink armstrade.sipri.org, 6 August 2017, en-gb,
weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100414022558
weblink">weblink 2010-04-14, live, In May 2013 the United States announced a deal with Oman valued at $2.1 billion to supply a ground-based air defense system.WEB, Joint Statement by the United States and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman,
weblink www.defense-aerospace.com, 2016-01-10,
weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151117033442
weblink">weblink 2015-11-17, live, 172
FNSS Pars armoured combat vehicle ordered for delivery from 2017, total cost $500mOman looks to acquire K2 main battle tanks from South Korea. South Korean Defense Company Hyundai Rotem Co. could sell 76 K2 Black Panther Main Battle Tanks to Oman, a deal that could reach an amount up to $884.6 million.
">Small arms{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=16%| Name! width=10%| Image! width=15%| Caliber! width=12%| Type! width=10%| Origin! width=28%| Notes
! colspan="6"| Pistols
| Browning Hi-PowerJones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). {{ISBN>978-0-7106-2869-5}}. | 150px)| 9×19mm| Semi-automatic pistol | Belgium}}| |
! colspan="6"| Submachine guns
| Sterling submachine gun>Sterling L2A3 | 150px)| 9×19mm| Submachine gun | United Kingdom}}| |
| Heckler & Koch MP5| 150px)| 9×19mm| Submachine gun | West Germany}}| |
| Heckler & Koch MP7| 150px)| 4.6×30mm| Submachine gun | Germany}}| |
! colspan="6"| Rifles
| SKSMiller, David (2001). The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns. Salamander Books Ltd. {{ISBN>1-84065-245-4}}. | 150px)| 7.62×39mm| Semi-automatic rifle | Soviet Union|1936}}| |
| INSAS rifle>INSASOMAN ARMY ALL SET TO USE INDIA'S INSAS RIFLES>URL=HTTP://WWW.HINDUSTANTIMES.COM/INDIA-NEWS/OMAN-ARMY-ALL-SET-TO-USE-INDIA-S-INSAS-RIFLES/ARTICLE1-534688.ASPX | HINDUSTAN TIMES>ACCESS-DATE=29 MAY 2014 | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140313070210/HTTP://WWW.HINDUSTANTIMES.COM/INDIA-NEWS/OMAN-ARMY-ALL-SET-TO-USE-INDIA-S-INSAS-RIFLES/ARTICLE1-534688.ASPX | URL-STATUS=DEAD, | 150px)| 5.56×45mm| Assault rifle | India}}| |
| M16 rifle>M16A1Jane's Special Forces Recognition Guide, Ewen Southby-Tailyour (2005) p. 446. | 150px)| 5.56×45 mm| Assault rifle | United States}}| |
| M4 carbine>M4 | 150px)| 5.56×45mm| CarbineAssault rifle | United States}}| |
| Carbon 15| 150px)| 5.56×45mm| CarbineAssault rifle | United States}}| |
| SIG Sauer SIGM400HTTPS://NATIONALINTEREST.ORG/BLOG/BUZZ/ULTIMATE-AR-15-RIFLE-ALL-TIME-67792/ | DATE=20 NOVEMBER 2022, | 150px)| 5.56×45mm| Semi-automatic rifleAssault rifle | United States}}{{Flag|Germany}}| |
| Steyr AUG| 150px)| 5.56×45mm| BullpupAssault rifle | Austria}}| |
| FN FAL| 150px)| 7.62×51mm| Battle rifle | Belgium}}| |
| Heckler & Koch G3| 150px)| 7.62×51mm| Battle rifle | West Germany}}| |
| SIG SG 540| 150px)| 7.62×51mm| Battle rifle | Switzerland}}| |
| Lee-Enfield| 150px)| .303 British| Bolt-action rifle | British Empire}}| |
! colspan="6"| Sniper and anti-materiel rifles
| L96A1| 150px)| 7.62×51mm| Sniper rifle | United Kingdom}}| |
| Barrett M82GANDER | TITLE=JANE'S INFANTRY WEAPONS 2006–2007 | LOCATION=LONDON, UK | ISBN=978-0-7106-2755-1, 22, | 150px)| .50 BMG| Anti-materiel rifle | United States}}| |
! colspan="6"| Machine guns
| FN Minimi>L110A1 | 150px)| 7.62×51mm| Squad automatic weapon | Belgium}}{{Flag|United Kingdom}}| |
| FN MAG| 150px)| 7.62×51mm| General-purpose machine gun | Belgium}}| |
| Browning M2| 150px)| .50 BMG| Heavy machine gun | United States|1912}}| |
! colspan="6"| Rocket propelled grenade launchers
| RPG-7| 150px)| 40mm| Rocket-propelled grenade | Soviet Union}}| |
| LAW 80| 150px)| 94mm| Rocket-propelled grenade | United Kingdom}}| |
! colspan="6"| Grenade launchers
| M203 grenade launcher>M203 | 150px) | 40mm grenade#40×46mm SR>40×46mm SR| Grenade launcher | United States}}| |
| M79 grenade launcher>M79 | 150px) | 40mm grenade>40×46mm| Grenade launcher | United States}}| |
">Anti-tank weapons{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=16%| Name! width=21%| Image! width=15%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Caliber! width=26%| Notes
| MILAN | INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES >YEAR=2020 | VOLUME=120 | PAGES=257–504 | REF={{SFNREF | 2020, }} | 150px)| Anti-tank missile | France}}{{Flag|West Germany}}| | 370 in service. |
| BGM-71 TOWTAIWAN AND OMAN ORDER RAYTHEON'S TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILE | WEBSITE=ARMY RECOGNITION | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180504163907/HTTP://ARMYRECOGNITION.COM/MAY_2018_GLOBAL_DEFENSE_SECURITY_ARMY_NEWS_INDUSTRY/TAIWAN_AND_OMAN_ORDER_RAYTHEON_S_TOW_ANTI-TANK_GUIDED_MISSILE.HTML | DATE=4 MAY 2018, | 150px)| Anti-tank missile | United States}}| 44 in service. |
| FGM-148 JavelinTHE WORLD DEFENCE ALMANAC 2010 | YEAR=2010 | LOCATION=PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, US | ISSN=0722-3226, 751805929, | 150px)| Anti-tank missile | United States}}| |
Vehicles
">Tanks{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| Challenger 2| 150px)| Main battle tank | United Kingdom}} | | VOLUME=118 | PUBLISHER=ROUTLEDGE | PAGE=354, | INS| |
| M60 tank>M60A1/A3 | 150px)| Main battle tank | United States|1959}}| 79The Military Balance, 2023, p.346| INS| 6 M60A1, 70 M60A3 |
| FV101 Scorpion| 150px)| Light tank | United Kingdom}} | | AUTHOR=INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES | ISBN=9780415498463, 260, | INS| |
">Reconnaissance{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| B1 Centauro| 150px)| Tank destroyer | Italy}} | | PUBLISHER=ARMSTRADE.SIPRI.ORG, 2016-06-20, | INS| With 120mm gun. |
">Reconnaissance{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| FNSS Pars| 150px) | Armored car (military)>Armoured combat vehicle | Turkey}} | | WORK=SVT {{!, Savunma ve Teknoloji | language=tr-TR | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715083320weblink | | TITLE=OMAN RECEIVES FIRST PARS III IFVS | WEBSITE=IHS JANE'S 360 | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://ARCHIVE.TODAY/20170714121809/HTTP://WWW.JANES.COM/ARTICLE/72246/OMAN-RECEIVES-FIRST-PARS-III-IFVS | DATE=12 JULY 2017 | DF=DMY-ALL, | INS| |
| MOWAG Piranha>Mowag Piranha II | 150px) | Armored car (military)>Armoured fighting vehicle | United Kingdom}}{{Flag|Switzerland}}| 174| INS| Swiss origin, made in UK by Alvis Inc. |
| Alvis Saladin| 150px) | Armored car (military)>Armored car | United Kingdom}}| 10| INS| |
">Scout cars{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| Véhicule Blindé Léger>Panhard VBL | 150px)| Scout car | France}}| 132| INS| 8 equipped with BGM-71 TOW. |
| Ferret armoured car>Daimler Ferret | 150px) | Armored car (military)>Armored car Scout car | United Kingdom}}| 15| INS| |
">Armored personnel carriers{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| Cadillac Gage Commando>Cadillacc V-100 | 150px)| Armored personnel carrier | United States}} | | WEBSITE=STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20100414022558/HTTP://ARMSTRADE.SIPRI.ORG/ARMSTRADE/PAGE/TRADE_REGISTER.PHP | URL-STATUS=LIVE, | INS| |
| FV103 Spartan| 150px)| Armored personnel carrier | United Kingdom}}| 34| INS| |
| Saxon (vehicle)>AT105 Saxon | 150px)| Armored personnel carrier | United Kingdom}} | | ARCHIVE-DATE=2007-01-18 | TITLE=SAXON, Military Today, | INS| |
| Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé>VAB | 150px)| Armored personnel carrier | France}}| 56| INS| 4x4 & 6x6 versions. 6 with 2RM 120mm heavy mortar, 6 VAB-VCI, and 8 VAB-VTT |
| WZ-551| 150px)| Armored personnel carrier | China}}| 50| INS| |
| Fahd (armored personnel carrier)>Fahd | 150px)| Armored personnel carrier | Egypt}} | | TITLE=OMAN | PAGES=7 | ARCHIVE-DATE=2008-11-20 | | TITLE=SUDAN | PAGES=6 | ARCHIVE-DATE=2009-02-05, dead, | INS| |
">Engineering vehicles{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle>CRARRV | 150px)| Armoured Recovery Vehicle | United Kingdom}}| 4| INS| |
| M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle>M728 CEV | 150px)| Military engineering vehicle | United States}}| 3| INS| |
| FV106 Samson| 150px)| Armoured recovery vehicle | United Kingdom}}| 3| INS| |
">Utility vehicles{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| Humvee| 150px) | Military light utility vehicle>Light utility vehicle | United States}}| Unknown| INS| Vehicles sold via the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. |
| Land Rover Defender| 150px)| Utility vehicle | United Kingdom}}| Unknown | INS| |
| ACMAT VLRA| 150px)| Utility vehicle | France}}| Unknown | INS| |
">Artillery{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
! colspan="7"| Self-propelled artillery
| G6 howitzer>G6 Rhino | 150px)| Self-propelled artillery | South Africa|1982}} | | PUBLISHER=ARMY-TECHNOLOGY.COM | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20100212210736/HTTP://WWW.ARMY-TECHNOLOGY.COM/PROJECTS/G6/ | URL-STATUS=LIVE, | INS| |
! colspan="7"| Mortars
| L16 81mm mortar>L16 | 150px) | Mortar (weapon)>Mortar | United Kingdom}} | | DATE=NOVEMBER 2000 | LAST1=BERRIGAN | LAST2=CIARROCCA | ACCESS-DATE=2018-08-29 | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180823105944/HTTPS://WORLDPOLICY.ORG/2009/11/13/REPORT-PROFILING-THE-SMALL-ARMS-INDUSTRY-WORLD-POLICY-INSTITUTE-RESEARCH-PROJECT/, dead, | INS| |
| M30 mortar>M30 | 150px) | Mortar (weapon)>Mortar | United States|1924}} | | AUTHOR=INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES | ISBN=9781857438352, 347, | INS| |
! colspan="7"| Field artillery
| 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)>M-46 | 150px)| Field gun | Soviet Union | China}}| 24| INS| 12 M-46, 12 Type 59-1 |
| L118 light gun>L118 | 150px)| Field gun | United Kingdom}}| 39The Military Balance 2018 p354| INS| |
| 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)>D-30 | 150px)| Howitzer | Soviet Union}} | The Military Balance | p=369}}| INS| |
| FH70| 150px)| Howitzer | NATO}}| 12| INS| |
| M102 howitzer>M102 | 150px)| Howitzer | United States}}| 36| INS| |
Air defense
">Man-portable air-defense systems{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| 9K32 Strela-2| 150px)| MANPADS | Soviet Union}} | | TITLE=THE MILITARY BALANCE 2018 | VOLUME=118 | LANGUAGE=EN, | INS| |
| Blowpipe (missile)>Blowpipe | 150px)| MANPADS | United Kingdom}}| | INS| |
">Towed anti-aircraft guns{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| ZU-23-2| 150px)| Autocannon | Soviet Union}} | | VOLUME=117 | PUBLISHER=ROUTLEDGE | PAGE=397, | INS| |
| Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60>Bofors L/60 | 150px)| Autocannon | Sweden}}| Unknown| INS| |
| Oerlikon GDF| 150px)| Autocannon | Switzerland}}| 10| INS| |
">Surface-to-air missile systems{| class"wikitable" style"width:90%;"
! width=14%| Name! width=20%| Image! width=14%| Type! width=12%| Origin! width=10%| Quantity! width=06%| Status! width=24%| Notes
| Rapier (missile)>Rapier | 150px)| Surface-to-air missile | United Kingdom}}| 5| INS| 600 Rapier-1+ 800 Rapier-2 missiles. |
| Crotale (missile)>Crotale NG | 150px)| Surface-to-air missile | France}}| Unknown| INS| |
| Mistral (missile)>Mistral | 150px)| Surface-to-air missile | France}} | | WEBSITE=MBDA, 13 April 2022, | INS| |
| NASAMS| 150px)| Surface-to-air missile | Norway}}{{Flag|United States}} | | WEBSITE=JANES.COM | ACCESS-DATE=30 JULY 2018 | | WEBSITE=INVESTOR.RAYTHEON.COM | DATE=23 JANUARY 2014, NASAMS AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM>URL=HTTPS://WWW.KONGSBERG.COM/GLOBALASSETS/KONGSBERG-DEFENCE--AEROSPACE/2.1.-PRODUCTS/DEFENCE-AND-SECURITY/INTEGRATED-AIR-AND-MISSILE-DEFENCE/NASAMS-AIR-DEFENCE-SYSTEM/NASAMS-BROCHURE.PDF | ACCESS-DATE=11 JULY 2022, | INS| |
| Alvis Stormer| 150px)| Surface-to-air missile | United Kingdom}} | | |
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