Saudi Prince Salman and the Navy frigate programmenote

Saudi Defence Minister Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz is said to have decided to buy between 6 and 8 frigates in all for the Saudi Navy. The following 430-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and how many LCSs he is likely to buy and of which type, the LCS-1 of Lockheed Martin or the LCS-2 of General Dynamics. It also tells what about the FREMM-class frigate.