The Defense Security Cooperation Agency this week announced $700 million worth of proposed foreign military sales to Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. That reported by insidedefense.com. On May 26, DSCA said the State Department had “made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for F/A-18 C/D services and support” valued at $420 million. “The […]

The Ministry of Defence of Qatar showed a special interest for new KrAZ armored vehicles made in Ukraine. “AutoKrAZ” for the first time ever took part in International Maritime Naval Defence and Security Exhibition DIMDEX-2016 held March 29-31 in the capital of Qatar (Дoha). This year the number of exhibitors amounts to 180 companies from […]

The National Day parade that lasted for about 45 minutes at the Doha Corniche on Friday morning was not just a treat to watch but also an overview of the country’s military prowess and heritage as well. The parachuters and the para-gliders who descended on the Corniche, draped in the colour of national flags as […]

Ground forces from Qatar will be participating in Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. The Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen began in 2015 to influence the outcome of the Yemeni Civil War. Saudi Arabia, spearheading a coalition of nine Arab states, began carrying out airstrikes in neighbouring Yemen on 26 March, heralding a military intervention codenamed […]

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the government of Qatar recently signed an agreement for the purchase of four more C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. These aircraft will join the Qatar Armed Forces’ (QAF) existing fleet of four and help meet their ongoing airlift requirements. “We are very pleased with the C-17s from Boeing and look forward to […]

The contract between the State of Qatar and Dassault Aviation is to be signed on Monday, May 4 in Doha in the presence of Mr. Fransois Hollande, President of the French Republic. Dassault Aviation, its partners Thales and Safran, and the 500 companies associated with the Rafale programme, are delighted at the announcement of this […]

PARIS: France’s Dassault Aviation declined comment on Monday on a media report that said France could soon sell at least two dozen Rafale combat jets to Qatar. Europe 1 radio reported France was in “very advanced negotiations” to sell a tranche of at least 24 of the Dassault-built fighters to the Gulf state, which has […]