Yemen Navy and minehunter procurement projectnote

The Yemeni Navy is said to be going ahead with a project to buy underwater systems as well as minehunters to replace Russian-made minesweepers in service with it. The following 390-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about financing and what about the shipbuilders that may be contacted on the minehunters. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/10 – March 8, 2013)]