Qatar to Acquire FS-LIDS
US approved an FMS to Qatar of the FS-LIDS System of Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1 billion.
Qatar News
E/W
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Land
Modernisation
ASELSAN Upgraded 50 Qatar VABs for FIFA
Turkish Defence company ASELSAN upgraded VAB vehicles of the Qatar Armed Forces, The information was shared during the 5th Land Systems Seminar, held in Ankara.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Indonesia Buys 12 Second-Hand Mirage 2000-5 Jet from Qatar
The Intelligence Online Website’s French edition released news that Qatar found a buyer for 12 Mirage 2000-5 jet fighters. Indonesia is the next customer.
Homeland Security
Ejder Yalçın to Protect World Cup
Qatar is preparing for FIFA World Cup 2022. An elite unit, Lekhwiya, which operates for counter-terrorism missions and VIP protection tasks.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Burgazada to Protect the World Cup
Qatar requested security assistance and personnel support from Turkiye for the 2022 World Cup. Joint measure efforts have been started.
Navy / Maritime
Qatari “Al Zubarah” And “Musherib” reached the country
Qatar Emiri Navy received its Doha-class air defence corvette “Al Zubarah” and OPV “Musherib” on September 12, 2022.
Air
The First Batch of Qatari Eurofighter landed at Tamim AB
Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) received the first batch of Eurofighter Typhoons jets (QA404, QA405, QA407).
Air
Bilateral Relations
Qatar Receives its first Eurofighter ahead of FIFA World Cup
Qatari Armed Forces officially received the first Typhoon aircraft on Monday, August 15, 2022, at the BAE Systems facility in Warton, United Kingdom.
Navy / Maritime
Fincantieri delivers the second OPV Sheraouh to QEN
Sheraouh, the Qatari Emiri Navy's (QEN) second offshore patrol vessel (OPV), was delivered by Fincantieri at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard in Italy.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
ARES Shipyard to build three ARES 40 FIC for Qatar
Qatar Ministry of Interior has announced a contract award to Turkish ARES Shipyard for three Fast Interceptor Crafts (FIC) to be delivered in early 2023.
Air
Qatar Starts receiving ordered Eurofighter Typhoons
The first batch of Typhoons ordered by Qatar will be delivered in August, according to the British Ministry of Defence Adviser Marshal Martin Elliot Sampson.
Navy / Maritime
Qatar's Cadet Training Ship, the AL SHAMAL Departed from ADIK
ADIK announced today the departure of the second ship of the Armed Cadet Training Project for Qatar, QTS 92 AL SHAMAL.
Navy / Maritime
Fincantieri delivered Qatar's second Al Zubarah-class
Fincantieri has delivered Damsah, the second of four Al Zubarah-class corvettes, to the Qatari Defence Ministry.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Repkon Presented 40 mm Grenade Launcher at DSA
Repkon Defence company presented its 40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher RDS40-AGL solution at DIMDEX.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 US Air Force advances next-generation ISR integration - The US Air Force is enhancing integration between airborne, space-based and ground ISR systems to en...
- 09:00 European militaries expand focus on civil-military infrastructure resilience - European governments are increasingly integrating civilian infrastructure such as energy grids and t...
- 09:00 China strengthens joint firepower coordination across services - China is improving coordination between missile forces, airpower and naval assets to enable rapid an...
- 09:00 Japan enhances distributed basing for air operations - Japan is investing in dispersed airfields and rapid deployment capabilities to maintain air operatio...
- 09:00 Autonomous systems expand role in maritime domain awareness - Navies are deploying networks of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to improve maritime doma...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems move toward fully integrated defence networks - Military organisations are integrating detection, electronic warfare and interception systems into u...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence efforts prioritise global sensor coverage - Defence agencies are expanding global sensor coverage through satellites and ground systems to ensur...
- 09:00 Distributed space architectures become standard military approach - Armed forces are increasingly adopting distributed satellite constellations to enhance resilience an...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft expand into electronic warfare roles - Future autonomous wingman systems are being designed to perform electronic warfare, decoy and suppre...
- 09:00 Defence procurement increasingly driven by industrial capacity - Production scalability, supply chain resilience and delivery timelines are becoming decisive factors...
