Bahrain: Crown Prince Salman, USAF, F-16 and Eurofighternote

Bahraini Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who also acts as 1^st Deputy PM and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Bahraini Armed Forces, is said to have recently received a US Air Force (USAF) delegation in Manama. The following 444-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns Bahraini plans to buy new fighter jets. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/22 – May 30, 2014)]