Oman is negotiating a deal for NASAMS, which is a joint development by Raytheon and the Norwegian company Kongsberg. (Kongsberg)

Oman is currently investing heavily in its air defence capabilities by buying more long-range air-to-air missiles for its growing fleet of multirole fighters, as well as ground-based systems.

The sultanate will receive another consignment of AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), the US Department of Defense (DoD) revealed in a 14 June contract announcement. The DoD said that 51% of the USD534.8 million AMRAAM contract awarded to Raytheon would cover missiles for Oman and Saudi Arabia.

The vast majority of these missiles will go to Saudi Arabia, which requested 500 AIM-120C-7s for its new fleet of F-15SA multirole fighters, according to a notification to congress released by the Defense and Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) in October 2010.

Jeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

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