Royal_Bahraini_Army

Royal Bahraini Army

Royal Bahraini Army

Land warfare branch of Bahrain's military forces

Royal Bahraini Army is the ground force component of the Bahrain Defence Force. The army's current strength is 20,000 personnel and headed by Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa.[2]

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History

Bahraini ground troops took part in the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen in the Yemeni civil war. In September 2015, five Bahraini soldiers guarding Yemeni–Saudi Arabian border were killed in unspecified circumstances.[3] Another three died in Yemen afterwards.[4]

Formation

The army consists of 3 brigades and 2 battalions:

  • 1 Armoured Brigade
    • 2 armoured battalions
    • 1 recon battalion
  • 1 Mechanized Infantry Brigade
    • 2 mechanized infantry battalions
    • 1 infantry battalion
  • 1 Artillery Brigade
    • 6 artillery batteries
  • 1 air defence battalion
  • 1 special forces battalion

Equipment

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. In the past few years, Bahrain began developing military capabilities, through the purchase of many military equipment from Turkey, Bahrain has bought many Armoured vehicles from Turkey, such as Otokar Arma and Otokar Akrep (Armoured combat vehicle).

State Dept. clears $2.5 billion sale of Patriot missile defense system to Bahrain. The deal would include 60 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles, 36 Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles with canisters, nine M903 launchers, two AN/MPQ-65 radar sets, control stations and other associated equipment.[5]

8 M-ATV light armored vehicles in service[6]

Armoured fighting vehicles

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Air Defense Systems

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Artillery

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Anti-tank Weapons

Photo Name Origin Type Number Details
120 mm BAT recoilless rifle  United Kingdom Anti tank rifle 10+
BGM-71C  United States Anti-tank missile Unknown A total of 2,724 missiles delivered since 1983
FGM-148 Javelin  United States Anti-tank missile 60 180+ missiles
Kornet-EM  Russia Unknown[17]

Weapons

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Additional equipment on order by the army include:

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Retired equipment were made in the 1950s and 1960s:

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See also

References

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    "Bahrain says three soldiers in Yemen coalition killed". Dunya News.
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    "State Dept. Clears $2.5 billion sale of Patriot missile defense system to Bahrain". 6 May 2019.
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    https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/wordpress/2019/04/16/bahrain-operating-m-atvs/
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    Matthieu (20 March 2024). "US approves sale of 50 next-gen M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks to Bahrain | Defense News March 2024 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2024 | Archive News year". Army Recognition. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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    "Bahrain to purchase Russian-made mobile Kornet-EM anti-tank missiles 1408143".
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    "Pakistan to sell six Interceptor Vehicles to Bahrain".
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    Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. "Transfers and licensed production of major conventional weapons". Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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    "Bahrain to purchase Russian-made mobile Kornet-EM anti-tank missiles 1408143".

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