Oman: Plans to buy UAVs for high-altitude surveillancenote

The GCC defence ministers are said to have asked Oman to reinforce permanent air surveillance along the Omani coast from Mina of Muscat until the Strait of Hormuz. The following 331-word report sheds light on the GCC request and tells what about the proposed plans in the regard, notably on what concerns the purchase of high-altitude and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/44 – October 31, 2014)]