Kuwaiti Navy is a type of Kuwaiti Armed Forces . The objectives of the Navy of Kuwait are: the protection of territorial waters and the coast, patrolling the lines of maritime communications and the fight against piracy, the protection of national shipping.
| القوة البحرية الكويتية Kuwaiti Navy | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Kuwait |
| Subordination | Kuwait Ministry of Defense |
| Included in | Kuwaiti Armed Forces |
| Type of | Naval forces |
| Function | protection of territorial waters and the coast, patrolling of sea lines and the fight against piracy, protection of national shipping |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Organizational composition
- 3 Base Points
- 4 Military equipment
- 5 notes
- 6 References
History
Kuwaiti Navy undergoes recovery process after Iraq invasion . After the invasion of Iraq , two missile and two patrol boats remained. [one]
Due to the danger of the penetration of the Islamic state into the water area of the Persian Gulf, the Secretary General of the GCC in Kuwait voiced the possibility of creating a combined naval force of the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf. [2] [3]
Organizational composition
The national Navy serves 2,000 people, including 500 people in the coast guard. Kuwaiti Navy ordered three mine-sweeping ships, two supply vessels. [2]
Base Points
The headquarters of the Navy is located in Kuwait , the is located at Cape El Kulaya ( رأس القليعة ) in the Julay region .
Military equipment
- Navy: 10 RCA (1 TNC-45, 1 FPB-57, 8 Umm al-Maradim (Combatan I with Sea Skua SCRC) ), 12 patrol boats, 2 landing boats, 1 auxiliary vessel.
- BOCHR: 4 PKA, 30 boats.
- Kuwaiti Navy does not have naval aviation.