Saudi Crown Prince Salman, General Austin and DDG-51note

Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, who also acts as Deputy PM and Defence Minister, received Commander of the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) General Lloyd Austin on 5/1/14 in his office in Riyadh. The following 434-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns Saudi plans to buy the DDG-51 destroyer. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/02 – January 10, 2014)]