Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and RBAF aircraft procurement projectnote

The Saudi Defence Ministry is said to have intervened to contain the differences within the Bahraini ruling Al Khalifa family over a project to buy new fighter jets for the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF). The following 390-word report sheds light on the Saudi intervention and tells what about the Bahraini differences over the aircraft procurement project, notably on what concerns the F-16 and Eurofighter. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/01 – January 3, 2014)]