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Qatar to Host 7th Edition of DIMDEX in March 2022
2021-01-19 Read More...
The seventh edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference(DIMDEX 2022) will be held from 21 to 23 of March 2022, under the patronage of HH SheikhTamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, and proudly hosted

Qatar’s NH90 Helicopter Program Performs First Flights
2020-12-25 Read More...
The Qatar Emiri Air Force’s NH90 helicopter program marked a major milestone last week with first flights performed in Italy and France. The first NH90 NATO frigate helicopter (NFH), assembled at Leonardo’s Venice Tessera

Boeing Secures Over $800M in Middle East Training & Support Services
2020-11-12 Read More...
Boeing acknowledged three foreign military sales contracts with the U.S. Air Force for training services and support in the Middle East valued at more than $800

Qatar First to Acquire Anti-Drone System from Turkish Firm
2020-10-23 Read More...
A southern Turkey-based defense industry firm that has been producing anti-drone systems for Turkish security forces, including an early warning system to address the several threats by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), has exported its local systems

CAE to Provide 4 Medallion MR e-Series for Qatar Typhoon Simulators
2020-07-15 Read More...
CAE announced that BAE Systems has selected the CAE Medallion MR e-Series visual system for Eurofighter Typhoon full-mission simulators for the Qatar Emiri Air

Qatar Emiri Air Force Recipient of LONGBOW’s 500th Fire Control Radar
2020-07-02 Read More...
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company (LBL), a Joint Venture (JV) between Northrop Grumman Corporation and Lockheed Martin, recently delivered the 500th APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) for the AH-64 Apache

UK-Qatari Typhoons Start Flying as Joint Squadron
2020-06-23 Read More...
The Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) Typhoon Squadron, known as No.12 Squadron, have marked an important milestone as they commenced flying as a Joint Squadron, the UK Ministry of Defence

Boeing’s F-15 Qatar Advanced Jet Completes First Flight
2020-04-16 Read More...
Boeing successfully completed the first flight of the F-15QA fighter, the most advanced version of the jet ever manufactured. Developed for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF), the jet demonstrated its next-generation capabilities during its 90-minute

Fincantieri Launches First Corvette for Qatar
2020-03-02 Read More...
The technical launch of corvette “Al Zubarah’, the first of the class ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval acquisition program, took place Thursday at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia,

Gulf Helicopters First Customer for Leornardo’s New AW189K Helicopter
2020-02-03 Read More...
Leonardo is strengthening its leading position in the super medium helicopter market by announcing the launch customer for the all new AW189K variant. Gulf Helicopters of Qatar, a major force in the offshore transport

Barzan Holdings Joins DIMDEX as Strategic Partner & Gold Sponsor
2020-01-30 Read More...
Opening new avenues to mutual support and collaborative achievement in the global defence and security industry, the organising committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference

Fincantieri Strengthens Strategic Partnership with Qatar
2020-01-27 Read More...
Fincantieri, one of the world’s top shipbuilding groups, and the Ministry of Defense of Qatar through Barzan Holdings, a company wholly owned by the Qatari Ministry of Defense and responsible for empowering the military capabilities of the national

Fincantieri Returns to DIMDEX 2020 as Diamond Sponsor
2020-01-16 Read More...
The organising committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2020), which will be held between the 16th and 18th of upcoming March, has announced Fincantieri as Diamond Sponsor

MBDA Returns to DIMDEX 2020 as Gold Sponsor
2020-01-14 Read More...
In the lead-up to the seventh edition of the highly anticipated Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2020), the organising committee has announced MBDA as a returning Gold

Qatar Orders Two Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems
2019-09-26 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of two AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $86

Qatar Typhoon and Hawk Program in Full Swing
2019-09-23 Read More...
Substantial progress has been made on the contract between BAE Systems and the Government of Qatar for the provision of 24 Typhoon aircraft, 9 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers and a six-year availability support service which came into effect one year ago

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