UAE: Sheikh Mohammad and the F-35 optionnote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who also acts as Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, is said to be about to scrap plans to buy the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft for the UAE Air Force (UAEAF). The following 450-word report sheds more light on Sheikh Mohammad’s position in this regard. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 22/02 – January 9, 2015)]