Saudi RSAF: Eurofighter to replace Tornado as of year 2018?note

There is talk that the command of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has begun looking plans to buy more Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to replace the fleet of the Tornado jets in service with RSAF as of year 2018. A meeting is said to have been held at the RSAF command two weeks ago to look into the issue. The following 456-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the positions with regards this matter. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/34 – August 19, 2016]