Boeing wins contract for 36 F-15QA fighters

A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles flanks a Qatar Emiri Air Force Mirage 2000-5 during the National Day celebrations held in the Qatari capital Doha on December 18. For more on the event, see p60-63. Alexander Golz BOEING HAS received a $6.17bn contract to complete 36 F-15QA Advanced Eagles for Qatar. The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) package was announced by the US Department of Defense on December 22. All the aircraft will be delivered to the Qatar