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The Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) — Arabic: القوات المسلحة لسلطان عمان, transliterated: al-Quwāt ul-Musallaḥatu lis-Sulṭān ‘Umān) are the Royal Army of Oman (Arabic: الجيش العماني, transliterated: al-Jaīsh al-‘Umānī), Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman, Sultan's Special Forces and other defense forces of the Sultanate of Oman. Since their formal establishment in the early 1950s, with British assistance SAF has twice overcome insurgencies which have threatened the integrity or social structure of the state, and more recently have contributed contingents or facilities to coalitions formed to protect the Persian Gulf states.
The Omani army is qualitatively superior to that of many neighbouring countries with one regiment of British-built Challenger 2 main battle tanks and the other slightly larger regiment of M60 (predominantly M60A3) MBTs rounding out Oman's sole armoured brigade. Oman recently received 174 Piranha light armoured vehicles and over 80 VBL scout cars from France to further strengthen military capabilities. In terms of artillery, in the 1990s, Oman received G6 155 mm howitzers from South Africa, and Oman's anti-tank capabilities are to be greatly strengthened by the soon-to-be-delivered 100 Javelin missiles from the United States. On a troop level, Oman's armed forces are frequently trained and briefed by the regular British Army and elite British Special Air Service (SAS).
The primary assault rifle of the Omani army is the Austrian Steyr AUG rifle , with some special task units uses M-16 and M-4 variants, plus many small arms varieties.
- One divisional HQ
- Two brigade HQ (Northern Brigade, Southern Brigade) with a 3rd in the process of being established for Border Security
- Armour
- Two Armoured Regiments (battalion-sized, one with Challenger 2, one with M60A3)
- Armoured Car Regiment (battalion)
- Infantry
- Mechanized Regiment (one battalion)
- Muscat Regiment (one battalion)
- Northern Frontier Regiment (one battalion)
- Desert Regiment (one battalion)
- Jebel Regiment (one battalion)
- Southern Regiment (two battalions, composed of Baluchi personnel)
- Artillery
- Four Artillery Regiments (battalions)
- SAF Signals
- SAF Engineers
- SAF Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
The Omani army is qualitatively superior to that of many neighbouring countries with one regiment of British-built Challenger 2 main battle tanks and the other slightly larger regiment of M60 (predominantly M60A3) MBTs rounding out Oman's sole armoured brigade. Oman recently received 174 Piranha light armoured vehicles and over 80 VBL scout cars from France to further strengthen military capabilities. In terms of artillery, in the 1990s, Oman received G6 155 mm howitzers from South Africa, and Oman's anti-tank capabilities are to be greatly strengthened by the soon-to-be-delivered 100 Javelin missiles from the United States. On a troop level, Oman's armed forces are frequently trained and briefed by the regular British Army and elite British Special Air Service (SAS).
The primary assault rifle of the Omani army is the Austrian Steyr AUG rifle , with some special task units uses M-16 and M-4 variants, plus many small arms varieties.
