This is a small yet balanced navy of gunboats, fast missile boats and support, training, cargo and hydro-graphical survey vessels, enough to roam its territorial waters and coastline, protect tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and anti-piracy, anti-arms smuggling operations. Its headquarters are located in Seeb, near the Muscat International Airport. There is currently a modernization for a larger, more capable fleet, especially since the anti-piracy war started and Houthi insurgency in nearby Yemen. The Royal Oman Police’s fleet is mainly a separate branch used for inspection, with small boats and patrol crafts, also massively updated. Currently the Omani navy has the largest budget affectation of all three branches…
All Omani ships and their specifications, history and organization.
