Royal Guard of Oman, new regiment, new MRAPs and APCsnote

The Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) is said to have begun work on a project to set up a new mechanized regiment and get it supplied with mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles and armored personnel carriers (APCs). The following 400-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how many MRAPs and APCs the RGO intends to buy, what about the preferred types and what about possible suppliers. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/48 – November 29, 2013)]