Oman
The Royal Oman Police (ROP)
The Royal Oman Police (ROP) enjoys the highest levels of support from His Majesty and the government, who recognize security as an essential precondition for the country’s development, progress and prosperity. The ROP carries out its mission with efficiency and professionalism which has had a positive effect in bolstering co-operation between the police and the public. While the ROP extends its...Cultural, Academic, Scientific, Religious and Sporting Activities of The Armed Forces
The Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and the Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) attach great importance to providing personnel with opportunities to develop their cultural, academic, scientific, religious and sporting interests. Libraries and clubs linked through the Ministry of Defence’s internal network have been set up at SAF headquarters.
The RNOV Shabab Oman was commissioned into the RNO in 1979 as a...
Facilities and Training of The Armed Forces
The Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and the Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) have a number of education and training institutions for training officers and other ranks in a range of specialist military, scientific, technical, technological and linguistic disciplines. These include: the Command and Staff College in Bait al Falaj, the Officers’ Training School in Sohar, the Sultan Qaboos Military College at...Other Service Units
The Ministry of Defence’s Engineering Services provide technical and engineering support for military exercises, as well as maintenance, essential services and infrastructure utilities at military installations. Their other duties include road building in some of the governorates and regions. In 2006 Engineering Services launched a Comprehensive Building Equipment Project to support various...The Royal Guard of Oman (RGO)
The Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) is an important element of the Sultanate’s military establishment and, with the advanced equipment and systems supplied to its infantry, armoured and artillery units, it has achieved a high standard of proficiency and combat capability. The RGO trains personnel on its full range of systems and equipment and holds specialist training courses at various different levels...
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO)
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO)’s modern weaponry and systems include fighters, bombers, helicopters, transport aircraft, anti-aircraft missile batteries, advanced radar systems and training aircraft. The technology of the defence and weapons facilities and bases are continually being upgraded to keep pace with the very latest developments.
RAFO has a number of multi-purpose F16 fighter...
The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO)
The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) fleet boasts a range of advanced weapons capabilities, including gunboats, fast missile boats and support, training, cargo and survey vessels, which can be deployed to protect the Sultanate’s territorial waters, safeguard its national strategic interests and economic security, monitor the safe passage of shipping and oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as...
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO)
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) has a range of fully integrated, high performance weapons, services, administrative and technical units. Its formations and infantry, armoured and artillery brigades, as well as the Sultan of Oman’s Parachute and support units, are supplied with firepower control, air defence weaponry and all the support equipment used in modern warfare, including missile launchers and...
The Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF)
The Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) represent a cornerstone of Oman’s modern development. The creation and development of the SAF and the Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) play an important role in the defense of the nation and the protection of its achievements.
In developing SAF and the RGO, the Sultanate focused first and foremost on intensive training rather than an intensive arms programme. Although it...
National Security of Oman
In a region of recent turbulence, Oman is widely recognized as a country of peace and security much appreciated and enjoyed by tourists and short-term visitors as well as its citizens and residents.
Security is regarded as an essential precondition for national development and the flowering of individual talents and potential. Sultan Qaboos and his government are determined to guarantee the peace...