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UAE: Sheikh Mohammad, Panetta, F-16 and Rafale

16 March 2012

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US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta is said to have tried to convince Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and

Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to buy more F-16 fighter jets, during their in Abu Dhabi yesterday (March 15, 2012). The following 452-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the reaction of Sheikh Mohammad.

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