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Fincantieri Launches Third Corvette for Qatar
2021-10-04 Read More...
The technical launch of “Al Khor”, the third of the Al Zubarah class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval acquisition program, took place Thursday 30 September at the Muggiano (La Spezia)

Qatar’s Minister of Defense Affairs Meets Commander of US Air Forces Central Command
2021-09-10 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met with the Commander of the US Air Forces Central Command Lieutenant General H.E. Gregory

Qatar’s Chief-of-Staff Meets Sudanese Counterpart
2021-09-02 Read More...
Chief-of-Staff of Qatar Armed Forces Lieutenant-General (Pilot) H.E. Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem met with Chief-of-Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces Lieutenant-General H.E. Mohammed Othman Al Hussein

Qatar’s Defense Minister Inaugurates Qatari F-15QA Aircraft in US
2021-08-30 Read More...
An inauguration ceremony for Qatar’s F-15QA, dubbed Ababeel was held in the United States of America Thursday in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al

Boeing Unveils F-15 Qatar Advanced Jets
2021-08-27 Read More...
Boeing, in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF), celebrated the naming and rollout of Qatar’s advanced F-15, the

Qatar, Canada Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement
2021-08-13 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah (photo) signed an agreement on arrangement of defense cooperation between the Ministry of Defense of the State of Qatar and the Ministry

Qatari, Indian Naval Forces Conduct Maritime Exercise
2021-08-12 Read More...
Indian navy Guided Missile Stealth Frigate INS Trikand arrived at Doha for the 2nd edition of the Bilateral Maritime Exercise Za’ir Al Bahr (Roar of the Sea), being conducted from August 9 to 14, 2021 between the Indian Navy and Qatar Amiri Naval

Qatar’s Defense Minister, Chief-of-Staff Receive Commander of Lebanese Army
2021-08-11 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah met with Commander of the Army of the Republic of Lebanon H.E. General Joseph Aoun in Doha Monday

Qatar Inaugurates New Dormitories at Al Udeid Air Base
2021-08-06 Read More...
Commander of Qatar Amiri Corps of Engineers (QACE) H.E. Major General (Engineer) Issa Ali Al Kubaisi inaugurated Tuesday the dormitories for the friendly forces at Al Udeid Air Base, as part of the Base expansion project for which the foundation

Qatar’s Chief of Staff Meets Omani Counterpart
2021-07-15 Read More...
Qatar’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces H E Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem (photo) met Wednesday Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces of Oman, Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis Al Raisi, during his visit the

Pakistan’s Army Chief Pays Two-Day Visit to Qatar
2021-07-09 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, met Wednesday with the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa during his two-day visit to

Fincantieri Launches Second ‘Sheraouh’ OPV in a Triple Event for Qatar
2021-06-09 Read More...
The technical launch of the patrol vessel (OPV – Offshore Patrol Vessel) “Sheraouh”, second of the OPV class ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval acquisition program, took place Saturday at the Muggiano

Preparations in Progress for 7th Edition of DIMDEX
2021-04-15 Read More...
The organising committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) is ramping up preparations for the next edition set to take place under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of

Qatar Emiri, UK Royal Air Forces Expand Defence Partnership
2021-04-05 Read More...
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart, HE Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, have announced an expansion of the relationship between the air forces of their

Jordan Joins ‘Impregnable Guard’ Military Drill in Qatar
2021-03-11 Read More...
The ‘Impregnable Guard’ military exercise kicked off on Tuesday in Qatar for the third year in a row, with a Jordanian participation, Petra news agency

Fincantieri Launches Second Corvette for Qatar
2021-02-17 Read More...
The technical launch of the corvette “Damsah” and the keel laying of “Sumaysimah”, respectively the second and fourth of the Al Zubarah Class Corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval

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