Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF)

BAE Systems Hawk

RAF pilots graduate from Qatari Hawk Squadron

20th September 2024

Two Royal Air Force pilots have become the first RAF graduates from the joint UK-Qatari fast jet training course provided by 11 Squadron Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire.

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

How the Qatari air force has assisted with Paris Olympic Games security

7th August 2024

The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) utilized its C-17A Globemaster III heavy-lift strategic transport fleet to establish an air bridge between Al Udeid Air Base, near Doha in Qatar, and Paris-Le Bourget Airport, France, from July 9-11 to deliver security forces to assist their French counterparts during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, writes Babak Taghvaee.

BAE Systems Hawk

Qatari Hawks temporarily move to Leuchars

15th March 2024

Qatar Emiri Air Force Hawk Mk 167s of 11 Squadron are currently operating from Leuchars Station in Fife, having relocated from the unit’s home base of RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire.

French Air and Space Force (FASF)

New Saudi Air Warfare Centre hosts Spears of Victory multinational exercise

6th February 2024

Exercise Spears of Victory 24 is taking place at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudia Arabia, with the RAF sending Typhoons flown by XI (Fighter) Squadron to participate.

Airbus Defence and Space

El banco de pruebas español Typhoon apoya los ensayos de la vaina Sniper

1st December 2023

La Fuerza Aérea y Espacial Española (SASF) está utilizando actualmente su Eurofighter EF-2000 Instrumented Production Aircraft 4 (IPA4) para apoyar una campaña de ensayos en vuelo centrada en la integración del pod de puntería avanzada (ATP) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper de Lockheed Martin en las flotas Typhoon empleadas por las armas aéreas de Kuwait y Qatar.

Airbus Defence and Space

Spanish Typhoon testbed supports Sniper pod trials

1st December 2023

The Spanish Air and Space Force is currently using its Eurofighter EF-2000 Instrumented Production Aircraft 4 (IPA4) to support a flight test campaign focusing on the integration of Lockheed Martin’s AN/AAQ-33 Sniper advanced targeting pod onto the Typhoon fleets employed by the air arms of Kuwait and Qatar

Eurofighter Typhoon

Los Typhoons de la RAF participan en un gran ejercicio en Qatar

28th November 2023

Los Typhoons de la RAF han participado recientemente en el ejercicio Ferocious Falcon V, un ejercicio multinacional a gran escala dirigido por Qatar.

Eurofighter Typhoon

RAF Typhoons participate in large Qatari exercise

28th November 2023

RAF Typhoons have recently taken part in Exercise Ferocious Falcon V – a large-scale Qatari-led multinational exercise.

Aircraft Deliveries

El penúltimo lote de cazas F-15QA Ababil se dirige a Qatar

8th August 2023

El penúltimo lote de cazas polivalentes F-15QA Ababil para la Fuerza Aérea Emirí de Qatar (QEAF) llegó a la RAF Mildenhall en Suffolk, Reino Unido, el 31 de julio para hacer una escala de tres días en la base británica durante su vuelo de entrega a Qatar.

Aircraft Deliveries

Penultimate batch of F-15QA Ababil fighters head to Qatar

8th August 2023

The penultimate batch of F-15QA Ababil multi-role fighters for the Qatar Emiri Air Force arrived at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, UK, on July 31 for a three-day stopover at the British base while on their delivery flight to Qatar

Acquisitions

Indonesia buys Qatari Mirage 2000-5s to plug air defence gap

20th June 2023

Indonesia has confirmed it signed an initial contract to buy the outgoing fleet of 12 French-made Dassault Mirage 2000-5EDA/DDA fighters from the Qatar Emiri Air Force as a short-term solution to filling the long-standing gap in the nation’s domestic air defense while it waits for its first Dassault Rafales to be delivered

Acquisitions

Indonesia compra Mirage 2000-5 qataríes para cubrir su déficit de defensa aérea

20th June 2023

Indonesia ha confirmado que ha firmado un contrato inicial para comprar la flota saliente de 12 cazas Dassault Mirage 2000-5EDA/DDA de fabricación francesa a la Fuerza Aérea Emirí de Qatar (QEAF) como solución a corto plazo para llenar el vacío existente desde hace tiempo en la defensa aérea nacional mientras espera la entrega de sus primeros Dassault Rafale.

Eurofighter Typhoon

Joint British-Qatari Typhoon training unit to continue at RAF Coningsby

10th March 2023

The joint British-Qatari Typhoon training unit, No 12 Squadron, is to continue operating in its current guise at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, for another two years following the extension of the current contract

Aircraft Deliveries

Qatar’s first Eurofighter Typhoons arrive in-country

5th September 2022

Qatar has formally received its first four Eurofighter Typhoons after BAE Systems delivered the initial batch of the multi-role fighter to the country in late August

Aircraft Deliveries

Los primeros Typhoons de Qatar llegan al país

5th September 2022

Qatar ha recibido formalmente sus primeros cuatro Eurofighter Typhoon después de que BAE Systems entregara al país el lote inicial del caza polivalente a finales de agosto.

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