Royal Army of Oman

Medium / Main Battle Tanks			39	91	141	117	117	117	117	117	111	111
Royal Army of Oman Equipment
System		Source	Inventory
System		Source	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2013	2015	2020	2025	2030
Personnel (In Thousands)			27	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
	Active		20	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
	Royal Guard Brigade		3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
	Special Forces		0.5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Firqat		3.5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Armor			79	128	178	154	154	154	154	154	148	48
120mm	Challenger 2	UK	--	18	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
120mm	Qayis al-Ardh	UK	33	24	24	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
105mm	M60A3	US	--	43	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73
105mm	M60A1	US	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	--	--
Light Tanks ( > 20 tons)			40	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
76mm	Scorpion	UK	40	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Infantry Fighting Vehicles			-	20	80	225	225	225	225	225	225	225
25mm	WZ-551B	PRC	--	--	--	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
12.7mm	Piranha¹	UK / OM	--	20	80	175	175	175	175	175	175	175
Armored Personnel Carriers			47	51	51	88	88	88	88	88	88	88
Tracked			19	23	23	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
7.62mm	Stormer	UK	--	4	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
7.62mm	Spartan / Sultan	UK	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Wheeled			28	28	28	59	59	59	59	59	59	59
12.7mm	Fahd²	EGY	--	--	--	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
12.7mm	VAB-VCI	FRA	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
7.62mm	Saxon²	UK	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Light AFV			9	9	60	135	135	135	135	135	135	135
120mm	Centauro	ITA	--	--	--	--	--	--	9	9	9	9
90mm	VBC-90	FRA	9	9	9	9	9	9	--	--	--	--
12.7mm	VBL	FRA	--	--	51	124	124	124	124	124	124	124
Artillery, Self-Propelled			15	21	18	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
155mm	M109A2	US	15	15	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
155mm	G-6 Rhino	SA	--	6	18	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Artillery, Towed			66	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
155mm	FH-70	EU	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
130mm	M-46 / Type 59-1	PRC?	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
122mm	D-30	PRC?	--	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
105mm	L118	UK	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Artillery, Rocket			-	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
122mm	Type 90	PRC	--	--	--	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Artillery, Anti-Aircraft			25	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
40mm	Bofors L/60	SWE	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
35mm	GDF-005	SWI	--	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
23mm	ZU-23	PRC?	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
20mm	VAB-VDAA	FRA	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Anti-Tank Missiles			50	50	50	50	80	80	80	80	80	80
	BGM-71 TOW³	US	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
	FGM-148 Javelin	FRA	--	--	--	--	30	30	30	30	30	30
	Milan³	FRA	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Anti-Aircraft Missiles			62+	62+	62+	62	74	74	74	74	74	74
	Pantsyr S-1E	RU	--	--	--	--	12	12	12	12	12	12
	Mistral ALBI	FRA	--	--	--	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
	Javelin	UK	28	28	28	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
	Blowpipe	UK	+	+	+	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	SA-7	PRC?	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

Notes

1 - This total includes some number of subvariants, including command post vehicles, ambulances, mortar carriers, and others.

2 - Some or all of these vehicles may be operated by para-military police elements.

3 - This total includes some number of self-propelled launchers.

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