The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of the Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS) to Qatar on November 29. The… Continue reading "U.S. Approves $1 Billion FMS Of FS-LIDS Counter-UAS Systems To Qatar"
Within the framework of the recently heightened military cooperation between Qatar and Turkey, a new step is being taken. The agreement allowing the temporary deployment of Qatari Military Aircraft and… Continue reading "Agreement Allowing Qatari Military Aircraft To Be Stationed in Turkey Goes Into Effect"
Qatar, the ninth client nation for the Eurofighter Typhoon jointly developed by the UK, Germany, Spain, and Italy, received its first Typhoon on 15 August, 2022, at a ceremony hosted… Continue reading "Qatar Emiri Air Force Receives Their First Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter"
On April 7, Leonardo, Italy’s leading high-tech aerospace, defense, and security corporation, announced the delivery of the first two NH90 NFH naval helicopters to the Qatar Emiri Air Force. According… Continue reading "Leonardo Delivers First Two NH90 NFH Naval Helicopters To Qatar"
Leonardo, an Italian high-tech aerospace, defense, and security corporation, announced on its website on 3 January, that it had delivered the first NH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) to Qatar on… Continue reading "Qatar Emiri Air Force Receives First NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter"
Boeing has officially rolled out the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s first F-15QA, with the aircraft also officially dubbed “Ababil,” a reference to the protective ‘flock of birds’ mentioned in the… Continue reading "Boeing Officially Rolls Out Qatar’s F-15QA Ababil"
Two active duty US pilots suffered minor injuries after ejecting from an F-15QA at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois early Tuesday morning. A Boeing official who spoke with… Continue reading "Pilots Eject From F-15QA After Runway Incident At Illinois Airport"
The Royal Air Force’s No 12 Squadron, also known as the Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) Typhoon Squadron, commenced flight operations in their Typhoon FGR.MK4s last… Continue reading "Joint British-Qatari Typhoon Squadron Takes Flight"
On April 14, Boeing announced the successful first flight of the F-15QA Advanced Eagle. The F-15QA took off from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis with a vertical “viking takeoff”… Continue reading "First Flight for Qatar’s F-15QA"
Scramble Magazine reported on 3 September the departure of the third batch of Dassault Rafales for the Qatar Emiri Air Force from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in France to Qatar. Final assembly… Continue reading "Third Batch of Qatari Rafales Delivered"