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.
