UAE: Sheikh Mohammad, the Pentagon and F-35 aircraftnote

A high-ranking official of the Pentagon is said to have visited Abu Dhabi recently to assure the Emiratis that the Pentagon would like the contacts on the F-35 aircraft to continue. The following 411-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the US position and what about the reaction of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. [Party reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 22/12 – March 20, 2015)]