Photos Bahrain Armed Forces

[Buschlaid]

In this thread I would like to focus on Bahrain military. Feel free to post your pictures =)

 

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Al-Jawad APCs (made by Jordanian KADDB). They are also often seen with Snake Head turret (also made by KADDB).

 

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[Buschlaid]

Up armored Toyota Land Cruiser with AIFV-B-C25s followed by M113A2s with Carat Defense Up-Armor kit

 

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Bahrain is a user of Norinco SR-5 GMRLS. Otokar ARMAs armed with 20mm Oerlikon autocannons are also displayed (some are also equiped with cages against rocket launchers).

 

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More pictures of Otokar ARMAs. Some have remotely operated machine gun, others have a turret with M2 Browning or 20mm Oerlikon.

 

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A rare sight, probably locally modified M548 into APC.

 

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Thomson-Hotchkiss P4R Crotale anti air system. Part of the system is ACMAT VLRA carrying additional rockets and Bedford lorries.

 

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Bahrain army might be already using domesticaly produced Faisal 4x4 APC

Screenshots come from this video released by offical Youtube channel of Bahrain Defence forces:

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[Buschlaid]

Theeb Long-Range patrol vehicle that is used by Bahrain SOF

 

[berkut76]

Compared to their Gulf neighbors, the equipment doesn't looks as modern or state of the art.

 

[Buschlaid]

Compared to their Gulf neighbors, the equipment doesn't looks as modern or state of the art.

Yes, it's most notacably visible in case of logistics. They don't have state of the art equipment but the question is, do they need it?
Btw it seems like they are upgrading their army. When I compare photos from 2011 to current state, there is visible progress. I've read they ordered F-16 Block 70, they bought SR-5 GMRLS, Otokar ARMAs, EIMOS mortars, Beretta ARX-160s... probably even more.

 

[Buschlaid]

AML-90s

 

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EIMOS Integrated Mortar System on URO Vamtac ST5

 

[berkut76]

Yes, it's most notacably visible in case of logistics. They don't have state of the art equipment but the question is, do they need it?
Btw it seems like they are upgrading their army. When I compare photos from 2011 to current state, there is visible progress. I've read they ordered F-16 Block 70, they bought SR-5 GMRLS, Otokar ARMAs, EIMOS mortars, Beretta ARX-160s... probably even more.

Unfortunately, they do. Very rough neighborhood. Huge disparity between poor and populous Arab states to say nothing of Iran and smaller affluent Gulf kingdoms.

 

[Kadir93]

Royal Bahraini Army M60A3 TTS during Operation Desert Storm, Liberation of Kuwait Campaign.



Bahraini Navy SF.

 

[Kadir93]

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First time i see Bahraini AML-90s at current timeline.

 

[Buschlaid]

Carat Black Scorpion APC. The weird thing is that unlike majority of vehicles used by BDF, these ones were delivered in sandy yellow (unlike BDF standard sandier brown-ish).

 

[Killhood93]