Saudi Navy and project to buy coastal patrol boatsnote

The Saudi Defence Ministry is said to be holding contacts with some international shipbuilders on a project to buy coastal patrol boats for the Saudi Navy. The following 350-word report sheds light on the project and tells how many patrol boats the Saudi Navy intends to buy and what for. It also tells what about the shipbuilders which were contacted on the project. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/07 – Feb. 15, 2013)]