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Land warfare branch of Oman's military

The Royal Army of Oman (Arabic: الجيش العماني, transliterated: al Jaīsh al 'Umānī) is the ground forces component of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces. It was founded in 1907 as the Muscat Garrison. It has a current strength of 35,000 personnel.

Oman 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. 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, this local garrison force was developed and became the Muscat Infantry in 1921. 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. During the 1960 and 1970s, army units fought in the Dhofar Rebellion alongside British units and 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). 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.

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes Pistols Browning Hi Power 9×19mm Semi automatic pistol Submachine guns Sterling L2A3 7.62×39mm Semi automatic rifle INSAS 5.56×45mm Assault rifle M16A1 5.56×45 mm Assault rifle M4 5.56×45mm CarbineAssault rifle Carbon 15 5.56×45mm CarbineAssault rifle SIG Sauer SIGM400 5.56×45mm Semi automatic rifleAssault rifle Steyr AUG .50 BMG Anti materiel rifle Machine guns L110A1 Anti tank missile 370 in service. BGM 71 TOW Anti tank missile 44 in service. FGM 148 Javelin Anti tank missile

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes B1 Centauro Tank destroyer 9 INS With 120mm gun.

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes FNSS Pars Armoured combat vehicle 172 INS Mowag Piranha II Armoured fighting vehicle 174 INS Swiss origin, made in UK by Alvis Inc. Alvis Saladin Armored car 10 INS FV103 Spartan Armored personnel carrier 34 INS AT105 Saxon Armored personnel carrier 15 INS VAB Armored personnel carrier 56 INS 4x4 & 6x6 versions. 6 with 2RM 120mm heavy mortar, 6 VAB VCI, and 8 VAB VTT WZ 551 Armored personnel carrier 50 INS

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes Rapier Surface to air missile 5 INS 600 Rapier 1+ 800 Rapier 2 missiles. Crotale NG Surface to air missile Unknown INS Mistral Surface to air missile 54 INS NASAMS Surface to air missile Unknown INS Alvis Stormer Surface to air missile 4 INS