UAE Navy, plans to buy offshore patrol vessel (OPV)note

The command of the UAE Navy is said to be discussing a project to buy an offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The following 322-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the length of the required OPV and what about the missions the OPV should carry out. It also tells what about the preferred shipbuilders. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 22/06 – February 6, 2015)]