Bit Off topic but would I be right in thinking the Oman Air Force was looking at C17s, when I was out about 18 months ago the US were displaying one there. Maybe the Oman military is trying to be 21st centuary as well as keeping ties with the Western world. Lets face it there military force until the F16s arrived was pretty poor for a Gulf nation.
God knows as they have about so few years left of Oil they investing noew perhaps