Saudi Arabia: RSLF Aviation, Desert Falcon, Predator and UAVsnote

The Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) Aviation and the US Army will begin this week a military exercise on the Saudi border with Yemen, codenamed “Desert Falcon”. The exercise is said to be an occasion for the RLSF Aviation to get training on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with advanced technology. The following 404-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Predator UAV and what about US-Saudi talks on it and what about the position of General Atomics. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/10 – March 8, 2013)]