Introduction
How is the Military in Oman and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the 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).
In Oman, the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) are responsible for defending the country, ensuring internal security, and protecting the monarchy; it is a small but well-equipped military that often trains with foreign partners such as the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the UK, and the US; the SAF has a longstanding security relationship with the British military going back to the 18th century; today, the SAF and the British maintain a joint training base in Oman; in 2017, Oman and the UK signed an agreement allowing the British military the use of facilities at Al Duqm Port; in 2019, the US obtained access to the port, expanding on previous military cooperation agreements in 2014, 2010, and 1980; Oman also allows other nations to use some of its maritime facilities, including China

Oman has a small but relatively modern navy that conducts maritime security operations along the country’s long coastline, including patrolling, ensuring freedom of navigation in the key naval chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz, and countering piracy and smuggling; while Oman is not a member of the US-led, multinational Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), which operates task forces to counter piracy and smuggling, the Omani Navy has at times participated in CMF-led joint exercises (2024)
Security and military information of Oman
Military and security service personnel strengths approximately 40,000 active-duty troops (25,000 Army, 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 5,000 Royal Guard) (2023)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the SAF's inventory includes a mix of older and some more modern weapons systems from a variety of suppliers, particularly Europe and the US; in recent years, the UK has been the leading supplier of arms to Oman (2023)
Military service age and obligation 18 for voluntary military service for men and women (women have been allowed to serve since 2011); no conscription (2023).
Military deployments .
Military expenditures
Military Expenditures 2023 5.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022 5.5% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021 8% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020 11% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military Expenditures 2019 11.8% of GDP (2019 est.)
Terrorism
In Oman, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
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Oman is found in Western Asia