Bahrain: King Hamad and new US offer for F-16 dealnote

Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa is said to have decided to keep contact with the Pentagon on a new offer from Lockheed Martin to sell more F-16 fighter jets for the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF). The following 362-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Bahraini reaction to the offer. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly (Issue No 22/27 – July 3, 2015)]