Saudi Arabia: SANG Aviation, the Pentagon and ground attack aircraftnote

Chief of Military Command of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) Lt-General Mohammad Al-Nahedh is said to have held a meeting with US Assistant Defense Secretary for Middle East Policy Dr. Matthew Spence on the sidelines of last week’s visit by Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz to Washington. The following 472-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns SANG’s plans to acquire ground attack aircraft. [Fully reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/48 – November 28, 2014)]