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The U.S. has approved a potential support package for Qatar’s Air Operation Center. Qatar’s government requested the purchase of “one (1) Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume Terminal (LVT), …
U.S. Approves Support for Qatari AOC Read More The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale to the United Arab Emirates of air-to-air missiles. In a press release on March 8, 2018, the U.S. State Department announced …
U.S. Approves Sale of Air-to-Air Missiles to UAE Read More Qatar is close to completing a deal for French fighter jets and armored vehicles. A French presidential source told Reuters this week that a France is “close to finalizing” a …
Qatar Looking to Purchase More Fighter Jets, Armored Vehicles Read More The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract on October 4, 2017 for the production of AGM-154 glide bombs for Qatar. The contract, awarded to Raytheon Missile Systems, is worth …
Qatar Procures AGM-154C Read More Over the weekend, Qatar signed a letter of intent to purchase fighter jets from the United Kingdom. British Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon traveled to Qatar to meet with Qatar’s …
Qatar Signs LOI for 24 Eurofighter Typhoons Read More According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russia is preparing a ‘special demonstration’ of the Pantsir-S and S-400 surface-to-air missile systems for Qatar. Qatari Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyya confirmed …
BRIEF: Qatar Interested in Russian Missile Systems Read More Qatar has purchased seven vessels from Italy in a nearly $6 billion deal. On August 2, 2017, Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, announced that his country had …
Qatar Purchases Seven Italian Naval Vessels Read More Amid a diplomatic spat between a number of countries in the Persian Gulf as well as Egypt, U.S. Senator Robert Corker (R-TN) announced in a letter to the U.S. State …
U.S. Senator Moves to Block Future GCC Arms Sales Amid Gulf Row Read More Qatar has officially signed an agreement for F-15 fighter jets, amid a nearly two-week long political dispute with its neighbors. On June 14, 2017, Qatari Defense Minister Khalid al-Attiyah traveled …
Qatar Inks Agreement for F-15 Fighter Jets Read More Two separate fighter jet sales to Qatar are hitting scrutiny amid a crisis between Gulf countries. The decision by four Arab countries, later joined by more, to cut ties with …
Qatar Fighter Jet Sales Spotlighted Amid Gulf Crisis Read More