Saudi Prince Mohammad, LCS or SSC?note

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, who also acts as Defence Minister, is said to have asked for a review of the LCS combat systems while Austal USA is said to have come up with an offer for the Small Surface Combatant (SSC). The following 418-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the Saudi position. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly (Issue No 22/26 – June 26, 2015)], [Partly reproduced in KSA Weekly (Issue No 1/10 – June 28, 2015)]