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ROYAL BAHRAINI AIR DEFENCE FORCE (RBADF)
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Royal Bahraini Air Defense Force Systems
AD • 1 bn AD (1 ADA bty, 2 SAM bty)
SAM 93:
SP 7 Crotale
TOWED 8:
8 MIM-23B I-HAWK
MANPAD 120:
18 FIM-92A Stinger; 60 RBS-70; 42 Javelin
GUNS 27:
35mm 15 Oerlikon GDF-005 Skyguard;
40mm 12 Bofors L/70
• FACILITIES
RBADF Main Headquarters: HQ Located at Manama City
Royal Bahraini Air Defense Force Current Air Defense Units Inventory:
Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) Systems:
| Model |
Batteries |
Launchers |
Role |
Since |
Origin |
| MIM-23B Improved HAWK |
1 |
- |
Heavy missiles |
1994 |
USA |
| Crotale |
2 |
- |
Medium missiles |
1995 |
France |
| RBS-70 |
40 |
160 |
Light missiles |
1980 |
Sweden |
| FIM-92A Stinger |
18 |
400 |
Shoulder-launched missiles |
1987 |
USA |
| Javelin |
42 |
180 |
Surface-to-air missile |
- |
UK |
Autocannon Air Defense Units (airport defense systems):
| Model |
Quantity |
In service |
Role |
Origin |
| 35 mm Twin AutoCannon Oerlikon GDF-005 Skyguard |
15 |
15 |
Missiles, radars and guns |
Switzerland |
| 40 mm L/70 Bofors AutoCannon |
12 |
12 |
Contraves radar-guided system |
Sweden |
Radar Air Defense Systems:
| Model |
Quantity |
In service |
system |
Since |
Origin |
| AN/TPS-59 |
1 |
1 |
Part of C3I system |
- |
USA |
Notes: Royal Bahraini Army Force - Current order of battle and inventory equipment:
Army 6,000 personnel. Armd 1 bde under strength (2 armd bn, 1 recce bn); Inf 1 bde (2 mech inf bn, 1 mot inf bn); SF 1 bn; Arty 1 bde (1 lt arty bty, 1 hy arty bty, 1 MRL bty, 2 med arty bty); Gd 1 (Amiri) bn
MBT 180: RECCE 46: AIFV 25: APC 325+ (APC (T) 205: APC (W) 120+)
ARTY 92 (SP 33: TOWED 26: MRL 9 MLRS: MOR 24)
AT • MSL • (MANPATS 60 : RCL 31)
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4/5 Generation Fighters 
