US Department of State has approved the sale of more than 70-ti F-15 Qatar

The State Department approved the delivery of Q-72-x fighter jets F-15QA totaling $ 21,1 billion, transmits RIA News a message from the US Defense and Security Agency.

The cost of the future contract also included aircraft weapons, technical support, personnel training and a number of other conditions. Delivery times are not specified.

“This possible deal enhances US foreign policy and national security, enhancing the security of a friendly country and strengthening strategically important relations ... The supply of aircraft will increase Qatar’s capabilities to counter current and future adversaries on the ground and in the air. Qatar will use potential as a means of deterring regional threats and strengthening its defense ", - said in a statement.

In the case of signing the contract, the construction of the aircraft will plant "Boeing", located in Chicago.

The agency’s reference: “The all-weather F-15 fighter, designed to gain air supremacy, was developed back in the 1970s. To date, a whole series of its modifications has been created, including for individual countries — Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Israel, and a number of others. ”

Comments

[Lekxnumx]

Why does a country that you don’t find on a map with a magnifying glass need so many fighters?

[Blackmokona]

She has a lot of resources and a well-armed mortal enemy of Iran.

[Giant thought]

The Qatari themselves push their head into a loop called F-35.

[bouncyhunter]

Tricky mattresses! Two birds with one stone - and got rid of the junk, and the soyuznichka got caught!

[hrych]

Smoked manages to arm the former (after the inauguration) sixes somehow support the throne of corpses

[Observer2014]

Giant thought

The Qatari themselves push their head into a loop called F-35.

F-15 This is a sorry colleague, not a bit F35.
Well, with regards to the contract. Yes. Seriously. To sell 72 fighters is not the first freshness to say the least. It is for many years to provide yourself with work. For parts and so on.

[Su24]

Quote: Observer2014

Well, with regards to the contract. Yes. Seriously. To sell 72 fighters is not the first freshness to say the least. It is for many years to provide yourself with work. For parts and so on.

Quote: STARPER

A good deal for the old ...))) SSHA will never remain in the span! Who cares about the F-22?)))

Who told you that the F-15 is an old (outdated?) Aircraft?
Just like the latest versions of the F-16, these are modern 4+ generation combat aircraft.

[Sagittarius]

Surely Qatar is going to fight with Iran, the State Department could approve the sale of more than 70 aircraft only under this idea.

[Yuri from Volgograd]

Quote: Sagittarius

Surely Qatar is going to fight with Iran, the State Department could approve the sale of more than 70 aircraft only under this idea.

Iran will fight S-400)

[OLD FART]

A good deal for the old ...))) SSHA will never remain in the span! Who cares about the F-22?)))

[Thunderbolt]

Quote: STARPER

A good deal for the old ...))) SSHA will never remain in the span! Who cares about the F-22?)))

Why junk, Arabs do not take sec. Hand. Everything will be new. And here is how Lyamin comments on this deal in his blog:

They have already signed a contract for 24 French Rafale fighters. If they buy another 72 F-15QA, they will have 96 modern new fighters in the Air Force. Kuwait is also not far behind, in the spring they signed a contract for 28 Eurofighter Typhoon and now they still want 40 F / A-18.
Against the background of these, as well as purchases of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in recent years, the Iranian Air Force fleet looks very sad ..http://imp-navigator.livejournal.com/535482.html

Qatar + Kuwait = $ 31 billion

[Lekxnumx]

Although Iran seems like a country with inadequate leadership, fools don’t sit there for sure. Nobody will close their eyes to such leprosy, especially considering the role Qatar plays in the world in energy resources. Rather, they have graters with Saudi Arabia and Iran does not shine with his reputation in the world. But my eyes are closed on the leprosy of the Sauds at the suggestion of the Americans, I can still admit, but Iran, even having conquered it, will not be able to gain a foothold, and the converse that Qatar cannot even imagine Iran. Also loud statements by the leaders Iran is primarily needed for an internal audience. There are a lot of dissatisfied people, plus a multinational country. Shiites have nothing to do among Qatar’s Sunni population. Iran creates a different strategy with Hezbollah’s hands and so on. Maybe you’re boiling up with the Saudis, which I don’t know like they had problems. Or am I mistaken?

[Thunderbolt]

Lek, in winter there was an aggravation of Iran’s relations with the Arabs against the backdrop of the events in Yemen. I will give only one fact, and draw your own conclusions

Qatar on Wednesday recalled its ambassador from Iran in protest against the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran. Earlier, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Sudan severed diplomatic relations with Iran

Read more at RBC:
http://www.rbc.ru/politics/06/01/2016/568d599d9a7
94703b2e45422

[OLD FART]

Quote: Lek3338

Why does a country that you don’t find on a map with a magnifying glass need so many fighters?

Yes, what were they and remained ... Americans simply vparivayut them!

[SRC P-15]

Quote: Lek3338

Why does a country that you don’t find on a map with a magnifying glass need so many fighters?

So far, ISIS has not had aviation. Now will be!

[OLD FART]

Quote: SRC P-15

Quote: Lek3338

Why does a country that you don’t find on a map with a magnifying glass need so many fighters?

So far, ISIS has not had aviation. Now will be!

Ukrov also had aviation ..))))) Quickly dealt with her, even at that time ..)))

[Su24]

Quote: Lek3338

Why does a country that you don’t find on a map with a magnifying glass need so many fighters?

With Iran, the stump is clear to fight.

osdep approved the delivery to Qatar of 72 F-15QA fighters for a total of $ 21,1 billion,

300 million per litak. Even if the cost of the aircraft itself is half, it’s still 150 million)
Amerikosy well done. In 2011, the Saudis ordered 80 new F-15s, now Qatar. Do not allow the assembly line to stall.

[askort154]

Lek3338 ....... Why does the country which on the map a magnifying glass and then you will not find you need so many fighters? ...

Yeah! Islet 180x70 km. - 70 fighters!

[CRASH]

To bomb the Yemen hospital, etc.

[Yeraz]

Quote: Lek3338

Why does a country that you don’t find on a map with a magnifying glass need so many fighters?

Well, I’m used to these tricks of theirs. Another is interesting of whom these pilots, local Qatari Arabs or imported will consist of ??

[voyaka uh]

I think they will have to hire. Both pilots and technicians. Turks, for example.

[Hannibal Lecter]

they themselves are now breaking through the territory through Syria to lay gas pipes to Europe. The Americans do not want to. Russia simply will not give up its market in Europe, it will be necessary and the troops will be brought into Syria. The fight against terrorism and the support of the Syrians is good, but there is always a financial footprint.

[Thunderbolt]

And Iran has nothing to answer. Sanctions.

[Skeptic Self-Taught]

C300, no? Not an answer? especially since the C300 is a defensive weapon.

[OLD FART]

In short, we will establish peace in Syria, in another place the massacre will begin! Am I right Israel?

[vanavatny]

yeah, we will fuse hemp and forest to this interest

[Thunderbolt]

Skeptic Self-taught
The ground group of air defense is vulnerable without fighter jets. In the case of a large batch, their reconnaissance equipment (which is much smaller than the PU) will be turned off by missiles and domination in the sky is ensured.

[APASUS]

Quote: Thunderbolt

And Iran has nothing to answer. Sanctions.

Sanctions until 2020, so that you can safely conclude a similar contract. Yes for such air defense systems as the S-400 line, just right.

[Thunderbolt]

Quote: APASUS

.Yes, for such air defense systems as the S-400 line, it will do.

I agree that we can offer a lot of good things to Iran. But there are fears that in 3 years they can drag new sanctions against Iran. Then you have to choose between a profitable arms contract (with the accompanying development of relations with the Persians) and possible political damage in connection with the violation arms embargo. Events are developing so rapidly that nothing definite about the 20th year can now be said.

[RASKAT]

According to 29 million per piece, for used aircraft, this is normal. First, the Saudis break records on arms imports, now Qatar. Iran wants to buy weapons for 10 billion. Somehow all this is suspicious.

[MarioG]

Quote: RASKAT

At 29 million apiece, for used aircraft, normally so.

New airplanes.

The cost of the future contract also included aircraft weapons, technical support, personnel training and a number of other conditions. Delivery times are not specified.

[Raf01]

Old, old ... Not old, but a very decent multipurpose fighter. Who has newer? The enemy must be respected.

[corporal]

Quote: bouncyhunter

got rid of junk

Quote: Observer2014

fighter is not the first freshness

Read the article laziness?

Boeing plant to build aircraft

[SPB.RU]

The United States can be sold to Qatar, and Russia to Iran only with the approval of the UN.

[Professor]

The fact that the bourgeoisie will sell, and the Arabs will buy does not cause me the slightest doubt. I have no doubt in the performance characteristics of the aircraft. But where will they find so many pilots?

[APASUS]

Pilots will be collected around the world, Qatar does not consider money.

[Professor]

Quote: APASUS

Pilots will be collected around the world, Qatar does not consider money.

Not so simple. The Saudis find pilots with difficulty. These may not be found. By the way, how much is your salary?

[APASUS]

Quote: professor

By the way, how much is your salary?

It didn’t even occur to me to find out, but what are you hinting at at our pilots? As far as I understand, the situation in Russia is now barely enough for pilots

[Professor]

Quote: APASUS

It didn’t even occur to me to find out, but what are you hinting at at our pilots? As far as I understand, the situation in Russia is now barely enough for pilots

A similar situation has already happened in the past. Will be in the future.

[xant]

even I didn’t understand whether they were zloty.

[Praetorian4]

If you do not read anything, but only write, then you will never understand.

[sharp-lad]

Training and maintaining a fighter pilot far exceeds the cost of the fighter and weapons. Especially with a loss due to some reasons for the aircraft, which is not uncommon throughout the world.

[mav1971]

Quote: sharp-lad

Training and maintaining a fighter pilot far exceeds the cost of the fighter and weapons. Especially with a loss due to some reasons for the aircraft, which is not uncommon throughout the world.

Pilot training at the 3-8 educational institution million dollars.
The costs of the first 5 of the first years in service are another 5-10 million dollars.
So nothing surpasses, much less.

[sharp-lad]

The cost of the aircraft, and when switching to the new equipment of the second, and oh, and the third, and this is not counting the weapons (used or decommissioned). Count everything or count nothing. From my point of view, the pilot and the machine with which he works are inseparable from each other, and the pilots, fortunately, die much less often than their aircraft.

[mav1971]

Well, as usual, all uryakalka were noted, and "the most militant on the forum" (but in real life the most cowardly in the world) stooped commandos of the sofa Internet aka "Starper" was noted many times ...

No one even wanted to see the source in the original languages. in which it is written. what Qatar orders Only 36 multirole fighters.
And he was given an option for 36 for the future. And this is not a purchase.

The same story with Kuwait. Buy 24-28 Super Hornet. And they have an option on 16-12 machines.

Many of us do not understand the value of contracts.
How so. almost 300 million dollars per car.
But if you look at the positions of the contract, then everything becomes clear to smart people from the volumes.
And stupid? They always sawed. And in everything.
It's just that the obstetricians "divided the cerebellum" at the exit, so they are rushing to "cut" ...

Composition of contracts for Qatar and Kuwait:
1. Aircraft Production
2. The production of the entire set of weapons used (this huge component was silent in the news).
3. Pilot training at U.S. educational institutions based on U.S. standards and in the U.S.
4. Training technicians at U.S. educational institutions in the U.S. standards and in the U.S.,
5. A full package of documentation for the maintenance of each aircraft.
6. Spare parts and engines for aircraft for a lifetime (usually with the Americans this is comparable to 15-20 for years).
7. A complete set of ground equipment for aircraft maintenance.
8. Spare parts for ground equipment.
9. A few of the latest simulators (their commissioning in Qatar).
10. Logistic support (training of personnel working with Boeing logistics)
And much more.
So it’s not so expensive.