Saudi Navy, DCNS and the Horizon-class anti-air warfare (AAW) frigatenote

The Saudi Navy is said to have prepared a project to buy an anti-air warfare (AAW) frigate to support its programme to buy new types of frigates, including the FREMM-class frigate and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The following 427-word report focuses on the subject and tells why the Saudi Navy intends to buy an AAW frigate. On the other hand, it also tells whether the talks on the Saudi Navy frigate programme are making progress or not and where they are now.