Saudi Navy, Lockheed Martin, LCS and naval equipmentnote

The Saudi Defence Ministry is said to have reiterated efforts to take part in common projects with US companies to produce naval military equipment. The following 418-word report sheds light on such Saudi efforts and tells what about the contacts with Lockheed Martin in this regard. It also tells what about the impact of these contacts on the Saudi Navy’s plans to buy the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/38 – September 20, 2013)]