Showing posts with label Qatar Armed Forces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Qatar Armed Forces. Show all posts

April 13, 2016

April 1, 2016

Qatar Concludes Rafale Agreement At DIMDEX 2016


http://www.defenseworld.net/news/15719/Qatar_Concludes_Rafale_Agreement_At_DIMDEX_2016#.Vv5KNvl97IV




Qatar has officially signed a contract to purchase 24 Dassault Rafale fighters on the first day of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX), held from March 29-31.

At the show, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Khalid Al-Attiah, signed the final agreement, Arabian Aerospace reported.

The agreement worth $7.5 billion includes an order for 24 Rafale fighter jets, with an option on a further 12 and training of 36 Qatari pilots and technicians by the French military.

Qatar had earlier made an initial payment for the aircraft in December. The sale to Qatar boosts sales for prime contractor Dassault, radar and systems specialist Thales, and engine-builder Safran. MBDA will supply the missiles.

December 23, 2015

Qatar National Day 2015


Do they know how to use them?

Qatar should simply employ the Jihadis and abandon the army.

Leopard 2A7 MBTs





PzH 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzer during Qatar National Day 2015






Astros II MLRS during Qatar National Day 2015





December 19, 2015

Qatar’s order for 24 Rafales came into force


Dassault announced that Qatar’s order for 24 Rafale fighters has come into force. News reports last month mentioned that the contract was delayed as Qatar had failed to make the first payment in order for Dassault to enter it into its order books.


December 13, 2015

Aid boxes found with jihadists in Iraq

US, Qatar and Saudi want the region for an oil pipeline to Europe thru Syria and Turkey

Says
"Gift from the gov't of the state of Qatar. Not for sale."














September 8, 2015

Qatar Deploys 1 K Ground Troops To Fight In Yemen








Video of a big Qatari convoy heading to Yemen







December 23, 2014

Qatar awards Raytheon with $2.5 billion contract for Patriot air and missile defense system.




State of Qatar awards Raytheon with $2.5 billion contract for patriot air and missile defense system. The acquisition is a part of the Qatar Army modernization announced in March 2014.

The contract includes supply of the latest Patriot fire units and radars which would help in reduced life cycle cost to the customer.Earlier this month Raytheon had announced that the U.S. Air Force will provide Qatar which of air and missile defense operations center which will integrate US air defense systems including patriot into Qatar's air operations center.
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