New Fleet ! The Omani Navy

The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) is a branch of the Royal Armed Forces of the Sultanate of Oman, responsible to defend a long coastline along the Indian Ocean, close to the Strait of Hormuz. A hotbed of trade and a strategic location made the Sultanate weary of foreign interventions, and given the complex and long history of the Sultanate, a navy was created already in 807 CE but established formally in 1650 CE and by, 1970 officially recreated and consolidated.

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.

Omani Navy