Oman: Sultan Qaboos, Admiral Al-Raisi and landing craftsnote

Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) Admiral Abdullah Bin Khamis Al-Raisi is said to have visited Germany recently and reviewed with Sultan Qaboos of Oman there the latest developments concerning a project to buy landing crafts for the amphibious assault units. The following 308-word report sheds more light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably about the shipbuilders put forward for the project. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/48 – November 28, 2014)]