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Military and security forces Oman, in 36 editions.
The entry for Oman published Military and security forces in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 20 editions. Each is shown as published. Military and security forces in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 20
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Branches” (1990 to 1996), “Military branches” (1997 to 2018) and “Military and security forces” (2019 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 6 editions, 1990 to 1995.
Published as “Branches”
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- Royal Oman Police
Army, Navy, Air Force, Royal Oman Police
Published as “Branches”
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police)
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police
Police)
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Military branches”
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police)
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman
Oman Police)
Published as “Military branches”
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police)
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal
Royal Oman Police)
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
Published as “Military branches”
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police)
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Military branches”
Royal Omani Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Royal Omani Police
Army, Royal Omani Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Force), Royal Oman Police) Omani Police
Published as “Military branches”
- Royal Omani Armed Forces:
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force
Royal Omani Armed Forces (Army, Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force), Royal Omani Police Force
Published as “Military branches”
- Royal Omani Armed Forces:
- Royal Army of Oman,
- Royal Navy of Oman,
- Royal Air Force of Oman (2005)
Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2005)
The same text in 2006 and 2007.
Published as “Military branches”
- Royal Omani Armed Forces:
- Royal Army of Oman,
- Royal Navy of Oman,
- Royal Air Force of Oman (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman, RAFO) (2006)
Royal Omani Armed Forces: Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2005) (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman, RAFO) (2006)
Published as “Military branches”
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman,
- Royal Navy of Oman,
- Royal Air Force of Oman (2008)
Royal Omani Sultan's Armed Forces: Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman, RAFO) (2006) (2008)
Published as “Military branches”
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman,
- Royal Navy of Oman,
- Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat) (2009)
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2008) (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat) (2009)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
Published as “Military branches”
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman,
- Royal Navy of Oman,
- Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat) (2010)
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat) (2009) (2010)
Published as “Military branches”
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman,
- Royal Navy of Oman,
- Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman) (2012)
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat) (2010) al-Sultanat Oman) (2012)
The same text in 6 editions, 2013 to 2018.
Published as “Military branches”
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman,
- Royal Navy of Oman,
- Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman) (2013)
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman) (2012) (2013)
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman (RAO),
- Royal Navy of Oman (RNO),
- Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO),
- Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) (2019)
The Royal Oman Police Coast Guard is separate from the SAF.
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman, Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman) (2013) (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) (2019)
The Royal Oman Police Coast Guard is separate from the SAF.
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO);
- Royal Oman Police Coast Guard;
- Tribal Home Guard (2020)
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) (2019) (RGO); Royal Oman Police Coast Guard; Tribal Home Guard
Theis separate from the SAF. (2020)
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO);
- Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Customs, Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (2021)
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO); Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Customs, Royal Oman Police Coast Guard; Tribal Home Guard (2020) (2021)
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO);
- Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Customs, Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (2022)
note: in addition to its policing duties, the Royal Oman Police conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO); Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Customs, Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (2021) (2022)
note: in addition to its policing duties, the Royal Oman Police conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman (RAO),
- Royal Navy of Oman (RNO),
- Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO),
- Royal Guard of Oman (RGO),
- Sultan's Special Forces
- Royal Oman Police (ROP):
- Civil Defense,
- Immigration,
- Customs,
- Royal Oman Police Coast Guard,
- Special Task Force (2023)
note 1: the Sultan’s Special Forces and the ROP Special Task Force are Oman’s primary tactical counterterrorism response forces
note 2: in addition to its policing duties, the ROP conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO); (RGO), Sultan's Special Forces
Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Customs, Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (2022) Guard, Special Task Force (2023)note: note 1: the Sultan’s Special Forces and the ROP Special Task Force are Oman’s primary tactical counterterrorism response forces
note 2: in addition to its policing duties, the Royal Oman Police ROP conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman (RAO),
- Royal Navy of Oman (RNO),
- Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO),
- Royal Guard of Oman (RGO),
- Sultan's Special Forces
- Royal Oman Police (ROP):
- Civil Defense,
- Immigration,
- Customs,
- Royal Oman Police Coast Guard,
- Special Task Force (2024)
note 1: the Sultan’s Special Forces and the ROP Special Task Force are Oman’s primary tactical counterterrorism response forces
note 2: in addition to its policing duties, the ROP conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO), Sultan's Special Forces
Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Customs, Royal Oman Police Coast Guard, Special Task Force (2023) (2024)
note 1: the Sultan’s Special Forces and the ROP Special Task Force are Oman’s primary tactical counterterrorism response forces
note 2: in addition to its policing duties, the ROP conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman (RAO),
- Royal Navy of Oman (RNO),
- Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO),
- Royal Guard of Oman (RGO),
- Sultan's Special Forces
- Royal Oman Police (ROP):
- Civil Defense,
- Immigration,
- Infrastructure Security Police,
- Coast Guard Police,
- Special Security Police,
- Special Task Force (2024)
note: in addition to its policing duties, the ROP conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries
Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO), Sultan's Special Forces
Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Customs, Royal Oman Police Infrastructure Security Police, Coast Guard, Special Task Force (2024) Guard Police, Special
note 1: the Sultan’sForces and the ROP Security Police, Special Task Force are Oman’s primary tactical counterterrorism response forces (2024)note 2: note: in addition to its policing duties, the ROP conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Oman: Military and security forces.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/oman/military-and-security-forces.