Royal Bahraini Army is the ground force component of the Bahraini Defence Force. The army's current strength is 6,000 personnel and headed by Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa.
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The army consists of 3 brigades and 2 battalions:
RBA has a mix of equipment purchases in the 1970s and early 1990s. They are currently modernizing some of the army's equipment. Most purchases in the past have been second hand from the United States or Britain.
Quantity | Type/Class | Origin | Details |
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25 | YPR-765 Infantry Fighting Vehicles | Netherlands | Dutch variant of US AIFV |
180 | M60 A3 Patton Main battle tanks | United States | |
110 | M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers | United States | |
110 | Panhard M3 Armoured Personnel Carriers | France | |
22 | AML-90 Recon Vehicles | France | |
10 | AT105 Saxon | United Kingdom | purchased in the 1980s |
Quantity | Type/Class | Origin | Details |
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13 | 203mm M110 Self-propelled howitzer | United States | |
18 | 155mm M-198 A1 howitzers | United States | |
8 | 105mm L-118 Light Gun | United Kingdom | |
9 | M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System | United States | |
15 | BGM-71C TOW Anti-Tank Missile System | United States | |
18 | FIM-92A Stinger Weapons System | United States | |
15 | Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon | Switzerland | GDF-005 units |
12 | Bofors 40 mm L70 Air Defence Gun | Sweden | |
60 | RBS 70 SAM | Sweden | |
7 | Crotale SAM | France | |
8 | MIM-23 Hawk SAM | United States |
Quantity | Type/Class | Origin | Details |
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? | M16 rifle assault rifles | United States | |
? | M4 carbine assault rifle | United States | |
? | Barrett M82 anti material rifle | United States | |
? | Heckler & Koch MP5 | Germany |
Additional equipment on order by the army include:
Quantity | Type/Class | Origin | Details |
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180 | Javelin surface-to-air missile | United Kingdom | |
6 | Nimer-1 MRAP (armored vehicle) | Oman |
Retired equipment were made in the 1950s and 1960s:
Quantity | Type/Class | Origin | Details |
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10 | Ferret Armoured Fighting Vehicle | United Kingdom | |
10 | Alvis Saladin | United Kingdom |