Bahrain Navy, plans to buy a coastal patrol craftnote

The command of the Royal Bahraini Naval Force (RBNF) is said to be consulting a US naval team on a project to buy a coastal patrol craft. The following 330-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the US-Bahraini consultations and what about the options with regards to the shipbuilders. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/40 – October 3, 2014)]