Arab Navy

The Arab Navy (Arabic: البحرية العربية al-baḥriyah al-‘arabīyah) is the maritime warfare branch of the Arab Union Armed Forces. It is the second largest branch by number of personnel. It is responsible for the protection of the territorial waters of the union, as well as projecting power overseas, and is considered a blue-water navy. The Naval Air Corps, one of two main sub-branches of the Arab Navy, operates all naval aircraft; the other sub-branch, the Amphibious Corps, is the marine division responsible for projecting infantry power via the sea.

Budapest Naval Station, near Port Said, is the headquarters of the Arab Navy and its General Staff. There are an additional 33 operational naval bases in the Arab Union, as well as 5 abroad.