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Announcement is made on second day of
international defense exhibition now underway in Manama
17.10.2017
By Ahmed al-Masri
DOHA, Qatar
The Bahraini armed forces has agreed to purchase 16
upgraded F-16 fighter planes -- for a total of $3.8 billion -- from U.S.
aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, Bahrain’s official news agency reported
Tuesday.
The purchase agreement was announced on the second day of
the Bahrain International Defense Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC) 2017
currently underway in Manama.
At a Tuesday press conference held on the exhibition’s
sidelines, Major-General Hamad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, commander of Bahrain’s
Royal Air Force, said the new F-16s would greatly contribute to the development
of Bahrain’s air force fleet.
BIDEC 2017 kicked off Monday under the patronage of
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The event was organized in coordination with the
Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen and the Riyadh-based Islamic Coalition
against Terrorism.
Original post: aa.com.tr
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