UAE: Sheikh Mohammad, Trump and F-35 issuenote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is reportedly going ahead with plans to buy the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft in favor of the UAE Air Force (UAEAF). This comes amid information from Washington suggesting that the incoming Administration of US President-elect Donald Trump has no intention of disrupting the UAE-US armament relations. The following 431-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about Sheikh Mohammad’s position. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/49 – Dec. 2, 2016]