Kuwait: Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah and the F-18 Super Hornet optionnote

Kuwaiti Defence Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah held meetings in the past days with high-ranking officials of the Pentagon, including notably outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chief of Special Operations at the US Central Command Major-General Michael Nagata. The following 388-word report sheds light on these meetings and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns a deal for the Boeing F-18 Super Hornet. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/50 – December 12, 2014)]