Bahrain Mirror: The US-based IHS Military website said that according to two notices posted on the US Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on 11 and 12 April, Bahrain is set to get another five Mk V patrol boats later this year. The Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) already has two Mk V boats, the website noted.

The website clarified that the first notice stated, "US Military Sealift Command is looking to charter a cargo ship to carry four Mk V craft with related equipment from Naval Station Norfolk to Thessaloniki, Greece, and two to Bahrain."

"The second notice said US Military Sealift Command is looking to charter a cargo ship to carry a single Mk VI patrol boat from Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego to the US naval base on Guam and three Mk V craft with related equipment to Bahrain," the IHS website went on to say.

The delivery dates for the two ships heading to Bahrain in opposite directions around the world were both given as 1 August. According to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency's (DSCA's) Excess Defense Articles database, Bahrain requested two Mk V craft in 2014 and three in 2016.

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