UAE: Sheikh Hazza’, Rafale, expectations and viewsnote

UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Hazza’ Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is said to be expecting the UAE to abandon the Rafale option definitively and end up limiting its options to either Eurofighter Typhoon or the Lockheed Martin F-35. The following 418-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about Sheikh Hazza’s expectations and views about the Rafale deal. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/33 – August 15, 2014)]