Saudi Arabia to Open Typhoon Assembly & Updating Center

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Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz to open Aircraft updating center

Riyadh, March 17, SPA -- Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, will open tomorrow at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern region aircraft updating center and lay the foundation stone for the technical zone of the new typhoon planes.

This was announced in a statement to SPA by Lt. General Abdulrahman bin Fahd al-Faisal, the Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Forces.

He noted that the new center will be a center for updating and assembling systems of the planes of the Royal Saudi Air Forces.

The project of the center will be implemented on an area of 300,000 square meter within 18 months, he noted.
Al-Faisal pointed out that the project includes hangars with a capacity of 20 planes , as well as a hangar for painting the planes, a zone of washing the planes, a store for hazardous materials in addition to a mosque with a capacity of 300 worshippers, a garage for tanks of the aircraft fuel, a workshop, a water desalination station, a parking zone with a capacity of 240 cars, a hangar for maintenance of systems of the aircraft fuel, an electricity station, an inspection and operation zone , a restaurant and other utilities.

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http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=537174
 
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Crown Prince Sultan graces opening and foundation stone laying ceremony

Dhahran, March 18 , SPA -- Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, graced today the opening of the center of airplanes' modernization and the foundation stone laying of the technical zone of the new fighter typhoon airplanes in King Abdulaziz Air Base in Eastern Sector in the Eastern Region.

Upon arrival at the venue of the ceremony accompanied by Prince Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of the Eastern Region, the crown prince was received by Prince Jlwi bin Abdulaziz bin Mosaed, Assistant Deputy Governor of the Eastern Region, and other senior officials.

In a speech on the occasion, Prince Lt. General Abdulrahman bin Fahd Alfaisal, Commander of the Air Forces, said the 300,000 square meters airplanes' modernization center includes hangers for airplanes accommodating 20 airplanes and a number of technical workshops and supporting facilities.

He added that the project of laying the foundation stone of the technical zone of the Typhoon airplanes will include the construction of the buildings for the squadrons, hangers for airplanes and training programs.

Responding to reporters' questions, the crown prince said, "The private sector is part of the state and we welcome all cooperation with them. If they present to us any work, we will welcome it very much."

On the presence of an intention to create centers similar to those opened today in King Abdulaziz Air Base, the crown prince answered, "We will not stop building the infrastructure of the country, God willing."

On the level of the kingdom's representation at the Arab Summit, the crown prince said, "This is up to the [king]."

On the date of the arrival of the Typhoon airplanes in the kingdom, the crown prince said, "I think it will be after some months. The important issue is to accommodate and shelter them and train the pilots very well."

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http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=537760
http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=537757
http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=537761
 
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according to the RSAF commander speach , the center will begin running with 460 Saudi technicians and officers been trained inside and outside KSA. the number will later be increased in accornance with the specialized training programs to 700 Saudis.

http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=537733 (Arabic only)
 
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