Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces

The Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة لسلطان عمان, transliterated: al-Quwāt ul-Musallaḥatu lis-Sulṭān 'Umān) are the Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman, Sultan's Special Force 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 Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

Sultan's Armed Forces
القوات المسلحة لسلطان عمان
The Seal of the Sultan's Armed Forces
MottoGod - Homeland - The Sultan
Founded1907
Service branches Royal Army of Oman
 Royal Air Force of Oman
 Royal Navy of Oman
Royal Guard of Oman
Sultan's Special Force
HeadquartersBayt al Falaj, Muscat
Leadership
Supreme Commander-in-ChiefSultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Minister of DefenseShihab bin Tariq Al Said
Chief of the Armed Forces StaffVice Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis bin Abdullah Al Raisi
Personnel
ConscriptionNo
Active personnel42,600
Reserve personnel100,000
Expenditures
BudgetUS$8.686 billion (2017)
Percent of GDP12.1% (2017)
Industry
Domestic suppliersOman Engineering Company
Related articles
RanksMilitary ranks of Oman
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