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65589
Sat, 06/13/2009 - 13:50
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Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation, and Commander
London - The Prince noted that Saudi Arabia is the first country that
possesses Typhoon aircraft after the manufacturing countries,
pointing out that Al-Salam Project will provide Saudi Royal Air
Forces with 72 Typhoon aircraft, of which 48 aircraft will arrive in
Saudi Arabia within weeks and will be assembled in several places of
Saudi Arabia in cooperation between the companies of Economic Offset
Program and the private sector.
Prince Khalid bin Sultan emphasized that assembling this number of
aircraft in Saudi Arabia has not taken place in any other state,
indicating that the transfer of technology will be done at institutes
and factories in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the private
sector in the field of manufacturing.
With regard to job opportunities offered by the project, he said that
Saudi youth will have the priority in vacant posts, which will be
announced by the Project, pointing out that BAE Systems Company
employs approximately 5000 employees, more than half of them are
Saudis.
He noted that this achievement today has been the result of the
support provided for air, sea and land forces by the government to
raise their combating capabilities.
Concluding his statement, Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz
expressed his congratulations on this achievement to the King, the
Crown Prince, the Second Deputy Premier, and Deputy Minister of
Defense and Aviation and Inspector General.
In a similar press statement, Prince Lieutenant General Abdulrahman
bin Fahd Al-Faisal, the Commander of Saudi Royal Air Forces
considered this project as a building block to be added to Saudi Air
Forces systems in particular and the armed forces in general, noting
that Typhoon aircraft are considered from the modern
fourth-generation aircraft.
On training programs associated with this project, he said
that since the signing of the contract, a number of air officers,
engineers and technical personnel have been sent and have been
qualified on the latest equipment by specialists at British Royal Air
Forces to be ready for operating such aircraft upon their arrival at
air bases in Saudi Arabia within weeks, noting that programs and
plans for ongoing training wait for them to keep abreast of modern
technology for personnel working on these aircraft.
The Commander of Saudi Royal Air Forces expressed his thanks to and
appreciation of the King, the Crown Prince, the Second Deputy Premier
and Deputy Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General for
their great support for the Air Forces and for providing them with
this type of aircraft.
He also expressed his thanks to Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin
Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector
General for Military Affairs, for his patronage, support and
attention paid to the Air Forces.
--SPA
possesses Typhoon aircraft after the manufacturing countries,
pointing out that Al-Salam Project will provide Saudi Royal Air
Forces with 72 Typhoon aircraft, of which 48 aircraft will arrive in
Saudi Arabia within weeks and will be assembled in several places of
Saudi Arabia in cooperation between the companies of Economic Offset
Program and the private sector.
Prince Khalid bin Sultan emphasized that assembling this number of
aircraft in Saudi Arabia has not taken place in any other state,
indicating that the transfer of technology will be done at institutes
and factories in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the private
sector in the field of manufacturing.
With regard to job opportunities offered by the project, he said that
Saudi youth will have the priority in vacant posts, which will be
announced by the Project, pointing out that BAE Systems Company
employs approximately 5000 employees, more than half of them are
Saudis.
He noted that this achievement today has been the result of the
support provided for air, sea and land forces by the government to
raise their combating capabilities.
Concluding his statement, Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz
expressed his congratulations on this achievement to the King, the
Crown Prince, the Second Deputy Premier, and Deputy Minister of
Defense and Aviation and Inspector General.
In a similar press statement, Prince Lieutenant General Abdulrahman
bin Fahd Al-Faisal, the Commander of Saudi Royal Air Forces
considered this project as a building block to be added to Saudi Air
Forces systems in particular and the armed forces in general, noting
that Typhoon aircraft are considered from the modern
fourth-generation aircraft.
On training programs associated with this project, he said
that since the signing of the contract, a number of air officers,
engineers and technical personnel have been sent and have been
qualified on the latest equipment by specialists at British Royal Air
Forces to be ready for operating such aircraft upon their arrival at
air bases in Saudi Arabia within weeks, noting that programs and
plans for ongoing training wait for them to keep abreast of modern
technology for personnel working on these aircraft.
The Commander of Saudi Royal Air Forces expressed his thanks to and
appreciation of the King, the Crown Prince, the Second Deputy Premier
and Deputy Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General for
their great support for the Air Forces and for providing them with
this type of aircraft.
He also expressed his thanks to Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin
Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector
General for Military Affairs, for his patronage, support and
attention paid to the Air Forces.
--SPA
