Saudi Arabia: RSLF Mountain Brigade, new unit, CBRN suppliesnote

The Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) is said to be working to set up a special unit to fight chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, as part of the RSLF Mountain Brigade which comes to be established in Jazan province near the Saudi border with Yemen. The following 382-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the unit in question and what about the purchase of CBRN vehicles, equipment and supplies. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/20 – May 17, 2013)]