Saudi Crown Prince Salman, Turkey and Anka-B UAVnote

Saudi Crown Prince Salman, who also acts as Deputy PM and Defence Minister, is said to have agreed with Turkish officials, during his visit to Turkey earlier this week, to order unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of type Anka, including the type of Anka-B which can fire air-to-ground missiles. The following 408-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the Saudi-Turkish agreement. Note that Anka UAV variants are made by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/22 – May 31, 2013)]