Prince Khalid bin Sultan patronizes inauguration ceremony of

London, June 11, SPA -- Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz,
Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General for
Military Affairs, patronized here today the delivery ceremony of the
first two of a total of 72 "Typhoon" aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air
Force.

The inauguration ceremony has taken place at the headquarters of
the British Aerospace Company in the British city of Wharton.
Upon arrival at the venue, Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin
Abdulaziz was received by Bill Rammell, Minister of the British Armed
Forces, and a number of high-ranking military and civil Saudi and
British officials.
On the occasion, Rammell delivered a speech in which he
emphasized that the delivery of the first group of "Euro fighter
Typhoon" aircraft is an important step in achieving the most
important points of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between
the two countries' air forces.
Then, Prince Khalid bin Sultan said that the purchase of 72
fighters to enhance the strength of the Saudi Royal Forces is due to
the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah
bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy
Premier and Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General.
Prince Khalid also stressed that these Saudi fighters are not to
threaten anyone but to protect and secure the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
over the coming decades.
--SPA