UAE: Sheikh Mohammad, F-35, F-15 and Rafalenote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan is said to have intention to go ahead with his plans to acquire new fighter jets for the UAE Air Force (UAEAF), despite the fact that the talks on the Eurofighter Typhoon ended in failure. The following 434-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF, the Boeing F-15 and the Dassault Rafale. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/52 – December 27, 2013)]