Saudi Arabia: Rift with U.S. to affect RSAF?

7 November 2022

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Summary

The Saudi Ministry of Defense and the Pentagon are sparing no effort in keeping the Saudi-U.S.

strategic defense relations away from the ongoing political disputes between Washington and Riyadh.

Concurrently, China and South Korea, along with major European defense companies are said to be racing to provide military offers to the Kingdom, especially for the Royal Saudi Royal Air Force (RSAF).

Tactical Report has prepared a 297-word report to shed more light on the subject.

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