Royal Navy of Oman, Rheinmetall and CBRN detection equipmentnote

The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) is said to be showing interest in acquiring chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection equipment from German suppliers as it is going ahead with a project to set up a special naval unit to deal with CBRN threats. The following 336-word sheds light on the Omani-German contacts in this regard and tells what about Rheinmetall. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/07 – Feb. 15, 2013)]