Saudi Defence Ministry, Hawk AJT, JF-17 and light fightersnote

The Saudi Defence Ministry is said to be going ahead with a project to buy tactical support fighter jets to work side-by-side with the land forces. The following 422-word report sheds light on the project and tells how many tactical fighters the Ministry intends to buy. It also tells what about the preferred types and what about the Hawk AJT and the JF-17. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/11 – March 14, 2014)]