Qatar Navy, Damen, DCNS and chemical warfare shipnote

The command of the Qatari Navy is said to have decided to go ahead with a project to buy a fast intervention ship to fight environmental pollution and chemical weapons. The following 312-word report sheds light on the project and tells what about the shipbuilders which will be contacted on it. It also tells what about DCNS of France and what about Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/42 – October 18, 2013)]