Saudi RSLF, plans to buy new tracked vehiclesnote

The command of the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) is reportedly going ahead with a project to buy new tracked armored fighting vehicles. Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, who also acts as Defence Minister, is said to have agreed to expand the contacts on the project to include even countries that impose legal restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia. The following 434-word report sheds more light on the subject. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/40 – Sept. 30, 2016]