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Chief of GCC Unified Military Command Visits Oman
2019-03-20 Read More...
Lt. General Eid bin Awad al-Shalawi, Commander of the GCC Unified Military Command (UMC) and his accompanying delegation arrived in Muscat on a several-day visit to the Sultanate of

STEYR ARMS to Open Advanced Maintenance Centre in Oman
2019-03-18 Read More...
The Ministry of Defense of the Sultanate of Oman witnessed the signing ceremony of an agreement to establish of STEYR Advanced Maintenance Centre (SAMC), in partnership with Austrian STEYR ARMS, specialized in arms manufacturing and registered at

Sultan Special Force Celebrates Annual Day in Muscat
2019-03-18 Read More...
General Sultan bin Mohammed al-Nu’amani, Minister of the Royal Office patronized over a ceremony in Muscat (Oman) to mark the annual day of the Sultan’s Special Force (SSF), which falls on 15 March every year, as well as a graduation of

Omani, British Forces Execute ‘Khanjar Oman’ Military Drill
2019-03-14 Read More...
Units from the Royal Army of Oman (RAO) carried out the Omani-British military exercise ‘Khanjar Oman’ with support from the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) and participation of the British Army’s

Oman’s Army Chief Chairs 18th GCC Land Forces Meeting
2019-03-08 Read More...
Major General Mattar bin Salim al-Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO) chaired the 18th meeting of the GCC Land Forces Commanders (photo), Oman News Agency (ONA)

Oman’s National Defence College Concludes Annual Strategic Symposium
2019-03-06 Read More...
The National Defence College (NDC) of the Sultanate of Oman concluded Sunday a Symposium on “The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Work” which started on February 24th last

Head of Pakistan Maritime Security Agency Visits Oman
2019-02-28 Read More...
Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis al- Ra’eesi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) received in his office at Mu’askar Al Murtafa’ Rear Admiral Zaka Ur Rehman, Director General of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) and his accompanying

Oman, UK Sign Joint Defense Agreement
2019-02-26 Read More...
The Sultanate of Oman and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed last week a joint defense agreement between the two friendly countries, Oman News Agency (ONA)

Peninsula Shield/10 Exercise Kicks Off in Saudi Arabia
2019-02-25 Read More...
The UAE Armed Forces are participating in the Dir’ Al Jazeera (Peninsula Shield) exercise/10, which started Wednesday and will end on 14th March, 2019, in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of military forces from Gulf

UAE, Oman Conclude Cooperation 2 Joint Exercise
2019-02-18 Read More...
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) concluded last week its participation in the Omani-UAE Joint Exercise ‘Cooperation 2’ in the United Arab Emirates

Pakistan Chief of Naval Staff Tours Omani Vessel in Karachi Drill
2019-02-12 Read More...
Admiral Zafar Mahmoud Abbasi, Chief of Naval Staff in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan visited “Al Rahmani'” Vessel of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), accompanied with a number of Commander and Senior Officers, Oman News Agency (ONA)

Oman’s Chief-of-Staff Receives Nasser Higher Military Academy Delegation
2019-02-11 Read More...
Lt. General Ahmed bin Harith al-Nabhani (photo), Chief-of-Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) received in his office at Mu’skar Al Murtafa a delegation from Nasser Higher Military Academy (NHMA) in the Arab Republic of Egypt, headed by Major

Royal Army of Oman, US Forces Conduct Joint Exercise
2019-02-08 Read More...
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO), represented by personnel of the 11th Infantry Brigade, with the participation of the Sultan of Oman Artillery, the Sultan of Oman Parachutes and the Sultan’s Armed Forces

Oman’s NDC, Pakistan’s National Defence University Sign MoU
2019-02-07 Read More...
General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and his accompanying delegation visited the National Defence College (NDC) in Muscat,

Oman Receives Pakistan Chairman of Joint Chiefs-of-Staff
2019-02-05 Read More...
Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs in the Sultanate of Oman received in his office at Mu’askar Bait Al Falaj in Muscat General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Pakistan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff

Nasser Higher Military Academy Delegation Visits Oman
2019-02-05 Read More...
A delegation from Nasser Higher Military Academy (NHMA) in the Arab Republic of Egypt, headed by Major General Ahmad Waliuddin Khairi, visited the Command and Staff College of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) at Mu’askar Bait Al Falaj in Muscat,

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