Saudi Arabia: Pakistan, Spanish buys


Issue 1026 - 17 Nov 2016 | 1 minute read

Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) commander General Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Qtaibi has said Riyadh is interested in buying a “hefty” number of JF-17 Thunder multi-role jets and Super Mashshak trainer jets from Pakistan, Karachi-based The News International reported. This follows remarks in late October by Qatari minister of state for defence affairs Dr Khalid Bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah that Doha was also interested in adding the planes to its fleet.

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