UAE Navy looking into offer for a helicopter-carriernote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reportedly agreed to look into the possibility of buying a helicopter-carrier in favor of the UAE Navy. This comes as there is talk about the command of the UAE Navy having received an offer from a EU shipbuilder to build the helicopter-carrier for it. The following 384-word report sheds more light on Sheikh Mohammad’s position and tells what about the EU shipbuilder and what about the position at the General Staff of the UAE Armed Forces. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/32 – August 5, 2016]