Saudi Arabia: RSLF Mountain Brigade, Mistral and MANPADsnote

The Saudi Defence Ministry is said to have decided a project to buy man-portable air defence (MANPAD) systems in favor of the Mountain Brigade of the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF). The following 310-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the options and what about the Mistral. It also tells how many short-range ground-to-air missiles the Ministry intends to buy for the RSLF Mountain Brigade. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/15 – April 11, 2014)]