Bahrain: Saudi support for RBAF aircraft procurement projectnote

Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa is said to have talked to Saudi King Abdullah about his country’s plans to buy new fighter jets during his meeting with him on 6/9/14 in Jeddah. The following 368-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about te outcome, notably on what concerns Saudi support for the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) to buy new fighter jets. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/37 – September 12, 2014)]