UAE plans to have a permanent naval force on Mayyun Islandnote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is said to have approved a project to set up an Emirati naval force for the Yemeni Island of Mayyun (or Perim) near the strait of Bab Al-Mandeb. The following 381-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the naval force and what about the equipment and where to buy them from. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 24/09 – March 3, 2017]