Qatar

Qatar

Qatar

Capital: Doha?

Qatari military forces took part in the 1991 Battle of Khafji, fighting along side U.S. forces against Iraqi forces. The Qatari contingent was composed of mostly Pakistani recruits. The Qatari contingent that fought at Khafji was a tank unit composed of AMX-30 tanks.

Qatar also allowed U.S. forces to be stationed in the nation.

Aircraft from Qatar took part in the 2011 NATO led attacks on Libya.

2017- A Saudi led coalition imposes sanctions and a blockade on Qatar, alleging Qatar supports terrorists and has friendly relations with Iran.

Turkey had around 200 or so military personnel stationed in Qatar under a 2014 defense agreement. More Turkish soldiers were dispatched to Qatar after the Saudi led blockade and continued threats.

Qatar-Turkey Joint Force Command (QTJFC)





The US has around 10,000 soldiers stationed in Qatar, mostly at the Al Uldeid base.

11,800 total military personnel

Qatar Emiri Air Force

1,500 personnel

Doha International Airport

 

F-15 fighter aircraft 

Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft (12)

Alpha Jet trainer/light attack aircraft (6)

BAe Hawk trainer aircraft (18 on order)

C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft (2)

C-130J Super Hercules (4)

Boeing 747 transport aircraft (2)

Boeing 707 transport aircraft (2)

Boeing 727 transport aircraft (1)

Airbus 340 transport aircraft (2)

Airbus 320 transport aircraft (1)

Airbus 310 transport aircraft (1)

Airbus 330 transport aircraft (1)

Falcon 900 transport aircraft (2)

Piper PA-28 Cherokee utility aircraft (10)

Piper PA-34 Seneca utility aircraft (4)

SA.342 Gazelle helicopters (14)

SA.330 Puma helicopters (12)

Westland Sea King helicopters (13)

UH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters used for ASW (6 on order)

Sikorsky S-92 (2)

AIM-120

AIM-9 Sidewinder

Mica

R.550 Magic II

R.530 Matra

AS-30

AM-39 Exocet air launched anti-ship missiles

HOT anti-tank missiles for SA.342 helicopters

Apache “Black Pearl” cruise missiles for Mirage 2000 aircraft.

TTL BTT-3 Banshee target drones

Qatar Emiri Navy

1,800 personnel

Includes maritime police

Fast Attack Craft with Exocet anti-ship missiles (7)

Patrol Craft (60)

Landing Craft, Tank (1)

11 fast interceptor boats for special forces

MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles

MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles

Mistral surface-to-air missiles

Goalkeeper 30mm rotary guns on certain vessels (4)

Coastal Exocet anti-ship missiles batteries (4)

Naval Special Forces

Qatar Emiri Land Forces

8.500 personnel

Qatari citizens only constitute about 30% of the army, in which more than 20 different nationalities are represented.

1 Armored Brigade (composed of 1 armored battalion, 1 mechanized battalion, and 1 artillery battalion)

4 Mechanized Battalions

Royal Guard Brigade (3 Infantry Battalions)

2 Artillery Battalions

Special Forces Battalion

Leopard 2A4 tanks (36)

Leclerc tanks (100)

AMX-30 tanks (44)

MOWAG Piranha Mk II 8x8 wheeled (38)

AMX-10P (40)

AMX-VCI (33)

AMX-10RC (12)

Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (8)

Commando Mk III 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carrier. Portuguese made. (8)

EE-9 Cascavel 6x6 wheeled (20-32)

FV-702 Ferret reconnaissance vehicles (12)

FV-601 Saladin (10)

FV-603 Saracen 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers (30)

VAB 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers (158)

VAB with 81mm mortars (4)

VAB with HOT anti-tank guided missiles (24)

Fahd 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carriers. Egyptian made. (10)

UR-416 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carriers (20)
Renault Higuard MRAP

HMMWV utility vehicles (6)
Renault Sherpa Light 
Panhard VBL (16)

Land Rovers

Unimog U-4000 and U-5000 trucks

Artillery

BP-12A ballistic missiles

 

ASTROS II multiple rocket launchers (18)

BM-21 122mm multiple rocket launchers (3)

Panzerhaubitze 2000 Pzh2000 155mm self propelled howitzers (24 on order)

AMX Mk F3 155mm self propelled howitzers

G5 155mm towed howitzers (12)

L16 81mm mortars (30)

Brandt 120mm mortars (15)

FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles

HOT anti-tank guided missiles

MILAN anti-tank guided missiles

Swingfire anti-tank guided missiles

AT-4 anti-tank rocket launchers

Carl Gustav anti-tank rocket launchers

M203 under barrel grenade launchers

Barrett M82 .50 cal sniper/anti-material rifles

M2 Browning .50 cal machine guns

FN MAG machine guns

FN Minimi machine guns

HK21 machine guns
AK-12 assault rifles

AK-47/AKM assault rifles

HK G3 assault rifles

M-16 assault rifles

FN FAL assault rifles

Valmet M76 assault rifles

Valmet M62 assault rifles

M4 carbines

HK MP5 sub-machine guns

Sterling sub-machine guns

Mossberg Model 700 shotguns

HK4 pistols

Sig Sauer P226 pistols

Air Defense

MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 surface-to-air missiles

MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missiles

Roland surface-to-air missiles

Rapier surface-to-air missiles

Crotale surface-to-air missiles

Mistral surface-to-air missiles

Sea Cat/Tiger Cat surface-to-air missiles (5)

FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles

SA-7 surface-to-air missiles

Blowpipe surface-to-air missiles

Military Police
Scarlet red berets

Special Forces
Maroon berets

Internal Security Forces

Intelligence

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