Oman: RNO and offshore raiding crafts (ORCs)note

The command of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) is said to have decided to go ahead with a project to buy a number of offshore raiding crafts (ORCs). The following 251-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how many ORCs the RNO command intends to buy and what about the preferred types. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/04 – January 24, 2014)]