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A Royal Air Force of Oman Jaguar intercepting an Il-38 in 1987. In 1990 the SOAF was renamed the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). [1] In 1993 and 1994 the RAFO replaced its Hawker Hunters with four BAE Hawk Mk 103 fighter-trainers and 12 single-seat Hawk Mk 203s, equipped with Westinghouse APG-66H radar, as light ground attack aircraft/interceptors.
RAFO Musannah (ICAO: OOMN) is a Royal Air Force of Oman air base located 26.5 miles (42.6 km) south west of Barka, Al Batinah South, Oman. History.
Oman's role in First Gulf War was mainly as a base area and staging post for the large United States Air Force and British Royal Air Force contingents deployed to the Persian Gulf. Some transport aircraft and tanker aircraft flew out of Masirah, but the Sultan of Oman's Air Force did not directly participate in attacks on Iraq.
Pages in category "Royal Air Force of Oman" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) are the operators of RAFO Thumrait, and is home to two RAFO squadrons of F-16s. The United States Air Force (USAF) is a current tenant, [1] and the British Royal Air Force (RAF) [3] and the Indian Air Force (IAF) also use RAFO Thumrait during regular cross-nation military exercises.
Muʽskar al Murtafiʽah [1] is the Ministry of Defence where Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman and Royal Air Force of Oman Headquarters is located in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. [citation needed]
Following the creation of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman Air Force (SMOAF) in March 1959, Airwork was appointed to provide maintenance and technical support. The new air force initially consisted of Pioneer CC.1, Provost T.Mk.52 and DHC-2 Beaver aircraft.
Oman Air Services (OAS) began services to Salalah in 1982 and the inaugural flight of Oman Air arrived from Muscat in April 1993. [5] Co-located with the civilian airport is a military airbase of the Royal Air Force of Oman called RAFO Salalah. In 2003, Salalah Airport got the status of an international airport.