Kuwait Navy Equipment |
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| Ships | Source | Tons | Year | Inventory | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||||
| Personnel | ,000 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Active | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||
| Coast Guard | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Ships | Source | Tons | Year | Inventory | ||||||||||
| Fast-attack craft | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istiqlal (Freedom) | FPB 57 | GER | 398 | 1983 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Boom | TNC 45 | Country | 259 | 1984 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Um Almaradim | P37 BRL | FRA | 247 | 1998 | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Patrol, Offshore | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Inttisar1 | OPV-310 | AUST | 148 | 1993 | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Patrol, Inshore | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Subahi1 | FPB 110 | FRA | 90 | 2004 | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Al Shaheed1 | FPB 100 | FRA | 90 | 1997 | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Patrol Craft, Fast | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Al Nokatha | Pegasus Mk V-C | US | 68 | 2012 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Star Naja SM460 | FRA / TUN | 10.2 | 1993 | -- | 12 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Amphibious Warfare |
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| Amphibious Warfare | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Landing Vessels (LCT) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Al Saffar1 | Loadmaster II | UK | 420 | 1984 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Landing craft, utility (LCU) | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Al Tajaddy1 | SIN | 215 | 1994 | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Auxiliaries |
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| Support Ships | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Sawahil2 | ROK | 1,800 | 1986 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Transport Ships | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Hadiya | SIN | 320 | 1979 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Fareed | SIN | 170 | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Notes
1 - These vessels are operated by Kuwait's Coast Guard, an element of the Ministry of the Interior.
2 - Prior to 2007, one of these vessels was operated by Kuwait's Coast Guard.
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