Saudi Paratroopers and Special Forces, new role, more equipmentnote

Saudi Deputy Defence Minister Prince Khaled Bin Bandar Bin Abdulaziz is said to have recently held a meeting with Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) Lt-General Eid Bin Awadh Al-Shalawi and his Deputy Major-General Prince Fahd Bin Turki Bin Abdulaziz to discuss how to expand the role of the Paratroopers, the Special Forces and the Mountain Brigade. The following 470-word report sheds more light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns the required equipment. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/26 – June 27, 2014)]