Bahrain: Crown Prince Salman, BAF, F-16 and Eurofighter

Major-General Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa are said to be in disagreement over each other’s role in the aircraft procurement programme. The following 454-word report sheds more light on this disagreement and tells what about the options, notably that of the F-16 and that of the Eurofighter. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/05 – Feb. 1, 2013)]