Qatar intends to purchase the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter 24 from Britain

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According to the blog information bmpd, news agency Reuters announces 17 September agreement of intent between Britain and Qatar, providing for the possibility of supplying Doha 24 multifunctional fighters Eurofighter Typhoon "With all the equipment" of the new construction at the facilities of BAE Systems.

The relevant negotiations took several years.

Qatar intends to purchase the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter 24 from Britain

Eurofighter Typhoon (c) BAE Systems


This will be the first major defense contract with Qatar, one of Britain’s strategic partners [...] This will help increase the security of all allies in the Gulf region.

- Said the Ministry of Defense of Britain.

A contract is currently being implemented to supply Qatar 24 with French Dassault Rafale fighters (18 single-seater Rafale EQ and 6 twin-seater Rafale DQ) with an option for another Rafale 12 aircraft and an agreement with the United States to purchase 36 multi-purpose fighter Boeing F-15QA.

Earlier, Eurofighter Typhoon fighters in the Gulf region were ordered by Saudi Arabia (transferred to 72 aircraft), Oman (contract for the purchase of 12 units is executed) and Kuwait (ordered by 28 machines).
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  1. +1
    18 September 2017 09: 29
    Arabs are buying up everything, but for what ...? They are trying in this way to buy the protection of the West without bargaining ... Oil spoiled them, but sooner or later the peoples of the BV will gut those fat cats! There is a lot of blood on them ..
    1. +2
      18 September 2017 11: 52
      French “Rafali”, pan-European “Typhoons”, American “Needles” ... Have you decided to suck on everyone? Well then, it remains to buy Russian MiGs and Chinese dragons. Money nowhere to go? fool
      1. 0
        18 September 2017 12: 59
        Quote: Shura sailors
        French “Rafali”, pan-European “Typhoons”, American “Needles” ... Have you decided to suck on everyone? Well then, it remains to buy Russian MiGs and Chinese dragons. Money nowhere to go? fool

        They are afraid of losing their status and money ... They simply become insolent, they can wander through the deserts again .. hehe
        Those same igilovtsy can jerk .. And whereas in the good old days the Saudis ..ha
        hah!
      2. +1
        18 September 2017 18: 05
        Quote: shura sailors
        Money nowhere to go?

        No options .... How is a combat unit ??? Well, a miserable likeness (I do not put mine in a row) but a miserable likeness even to the USA ...
        Well, even ... here the technology is present, but on the verge of lagging ..., Ours in technology are not inferior, but also on an industrial scale have not advanced far ... so far .....
      3. 0
        18 September 2017 23: 26
        "French" Rafali ", all-European" Typhoons ", American" Needles "... Decided to suck on everyone?" ////

        By the way, I think you have hit the nail on the head. Qatar is being pressed by neighbors - Saudi Arabia and others.
        And he needs to become as close as possible to the Europeans economically. Including weapons contracts. But not only. In the summer, my son showed me in London a giant plot (in the very center, adjacent to Chelsea), which Qatar bought and is planning to build houses, hotels, and offices.
        In the amount of ... some monstrous figures. Typhoons next to it are toothpicks. In general, Qatar could bring down the economy of half of Europe. laughing
  2. +2
    18 September 2017 09: 31
    Sheikhs in the first class are arming themselves.
    Interestingly, the guys are money, and the F-35 flies past them. Something I have not heard that it can appear in the Gulf countries. Do not trust them or consider it excessive against Iran?
    1. +1
      18 September 2017 09: 34
      I ask the same question, colleague. hi I can’t believe that mattresses so simply gave Europe "at the mercy" in terms of aviation, such a bold piece.
      1. +4
        18 September 2017 09: 43
        Hello Pasha! so they have only “mirages” in fighter aircraft. They wanted to buy f16 from the Yankees. here and again agree with the geyropa.
        1. +1
          18 September 2017 09: 46
          Hello, Garik! hi This is incomprehensible, knowing the stinginess of mattresses in promoting their own on the arms market.
          1. +4
            18 September 2017 09: 50
            Apparently the Anglo-Saxons divided the market: the Saudis and the Emirates took from the Yankees, British Qatar. everything in the family.
            1. +1
              18 September 2017 09: 53
              Maybe so . But do not forget about the "honesty and decency" of the mattresses. So in this story, not everything is so simple, unambiguous and understandable.
              1. +4
                18 September 2017 09: 56
                I believe that the filling and armament of the Buddhists will be Aier. and for now, it’s really not clear whether the failure will happen again with the purchase, as with the fks.
      2. +2
        18 September 2017 18: 07
        Quote: bouncyhunter
        an aviation plan is such a bold piece.

        Pash is this you consider a piece ???
        24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter
        Rather, they put it on survival ...
        1. 0
          18 September 2017 19: 58
          Kohl, I did not mean Qatar alone, but all the countries of the Persian Gulf. Moreover, the point here is not only in the planes themselves, but also in their spare parts, retraining of pilots and technical personnel, etc. etc. and so on. So judge yourself ... wink
          1. +2
            18 September 2017 21: 59
            Quote: bouncyhunter
            Kohl, I did not mean Qatar alone, but all the countries of the Persian Gulf.

            Well, Pasha and I aren’t enough for the whole region ... :) drinks good But try ... laughing
          2. +2
            18 September 2017 22: 00
            I’m somehow providing from the air that I can ... wink
            1. 0
              19 September 2017 08: 31
              And I’ll work together in the partisan part of the land! drinks
    2. +6
      18 September 2017 09: 35
      f22 milking himself beloved, f35 to those who took off on this “miracle”.
      1. +1
        18 September 2017 18: 28
        Quote: newbie
        f22 milking himself beloved, f35 to those who took off on this “miracle”.

        Well, something like this.
  3. +2
    18 September 2017 09: 42
    As usual. Comparison.
  4. 0
    18 September 2017 09: 44
    At such a pace, it seems that Qatar wants the whole island to fly across the Persian Gulf (flying island). But seriously purely Western support.
  5. +4
    18 September 2017 10: 01
    Fun with the Emir of Qatar will be:
    24 French, 24 English, 36 American fighters.
    The collection lacks Russian, Chinese and Swedish aircraft.
    And it will be possible to arrange colorful air shows! fellow
    1. +3
      18 September 2017 10: 10
      Since January 24, a series of flights have been performed at the Dassault Aviation factory airfield on the Rafale DQ twin-seat fighter built for the Qatar Air Force (serial number DQ01).

      About this site defense-blog.com writes.

      It is reported that Qatar has decided to purchase a helmet-mounted target designation system for pilots of this type of fighter under the Targo 2 index developed by the Israeli company Elbit Systems. New equipment can significantly increase the level of situational awareness of the crew, flight safety and operational reliability. The helmet can be either fully autonomous or integrated into aircraft avionics.

      The contract for the purchase of 24 fighters (18 single Rafale EQ and six double Rafale DQ) was signed on May 4, 2015, the transaction amount is 6,3 billion euros. The price of the contract also includes weapons - air combat missiles MICA IR, MICA EM and Meteor, KR SCALP-EG, UAB series GBU and AASM. The first fighter is due to arrive in Qatar in mid-2018; the rate of supply is one machine per month.
      1. 0
        18 September 2017 10: 33
        Quote: voyaka uh
        And it will be possible to arrange colorful air shows!

        You also have strong Air Force, you can arrange joint shows.)
        1. 0
          18 September 2017 13: 06
          We have no show groups. sad
    2. +2
      18 September 2017 11: 42
      And for fireworks use air defense systems and also from different manufacturers (Patriots, S-300, Mika ...)
      1. 0
        18 September 2017 13: 27
        Quote: voyaka uh
        We have no show groups.

        Hard)
    3. +1
      18 September 2017 18: 09
      Quote: voyaka uh
      And it will be possible to arrange colorful air shows!

      Pilots would still ... And I agree with you ...
      1. +1
        18 September 2017 18: 17
        There has just been an article about the lack of military in Turkey
        pilots. Erdogan fired half of the Air Force after an attempted coup.
        Qatar will employ them fellow .
        (They will rise with bombs on all these rafals-typhoons-f15 and
        take revenge on Erdogan. laughing )
        1. +1
          18 September 2017 18: 29
          Quote: voyaka uh
          There has just been an article about the lack of military in Turkey
          pilots. Erdogan fired half of the Air Force after an attempted coup.
          Qatar will employ them fellow .
          (They will rise with bombs on all these rafals-typhoons-f15 and
          take revenge on Erdogan. laughing )

          Well, it makes no sense to argue ... better drinks

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