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Navy 700 Personnel.
ROYAL BAHRAIN NAVAL FORCE (RBNF) AVIATION
Bahrain Naval Aviation (Royal Bahraini Amiri Navy Air Arm)
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
• HELICOPTER No combat capable. Total 2 Helicopters.
Maritime Patrol / SAR / Utility & Support 1 sqn with MP/SAR/Utl/Spt hel:
2 MBB Bo-105CBS-4MSS Super Five Utl hel
• FACILITIES
Royal Bahrain Naval Force Main Headquarters: Base Located at Mina Salman / Manama.
Royal Bahraini Amiri Naval Aviation Airfield and Airbase Organisation
(Current Order of Battle):
Patrol/SAR Helicopter Wing:
Al Riffa Air Base (5th Naval Air Squadron): MBB Bo105CBS-4
RBNF Current Aircraft Inventory:
Aircraft Type |
Total
Del'd
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Total
Now
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Role
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Service
Entry
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Origin
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| MBB Bo 105CBS |
2 |
2 |
Maritime Patrol/SAR |
1976 |
Germany |
Maritime Patrol/SAR (Secondary roles Transport/Anti-shipping)
| Serial |
c/no.
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Prev. Identity
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Delivered
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Fate/Notes
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| 761 |
S.252 |
D-HDHL |
1976 |
Initially serialled BDF-761 |
| 762 |
S.253 |
D-HDHM |
1976 |
Initially serialled BDF-762 |
| 763 |
S.323 |
D-HLBJ |
1977 |
Initially serialled BDF-773 |
Royal Bahraini Amiri Navy Force Base:
Manama Naval Base is another key US Navy installation and formerly home to HMS Juffair. It is not used by RBNF.
RBNF also operates a shipyard that is shared with several other neighbouring countries.
Royal Bahraini Navy (RBN) inventory equipment:
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 3; PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 8;
AMPHIBIOUS • CRAFT 5; LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT • SPT 1
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4/5 Generation Fighters 
