Royal Bahraini Army

Royal Bahraini Army is the ground force component of the Bahraini Defence Force. The army's current strength is 6,000 personnel and headed by Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa.

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
 * 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.

Weapons
Additional equipment on order by the army include:

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