Bahrain: King Hamad not in a hurry to buy new fighter jets?note

Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa is said to have told the command of the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) that he is not in a hurry to buy new fighter jets. The following 434-word report sheds more light on the King’s position and tells how it affects the options between the F-16 and the Eurofighter Typhoon. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/32 – August 8, 2014)]