Qatar's Defense Spending Spree on Display at DIMDEX
Mar. 29, 2014 - 10:47AM | By AWAD MUSTAFA

קאטאר מתכננת להוציא סכום של 23 ביליון דולר בארה"ב ואירופה לרכישת מערכות נשק.ברשימת הקניות נמצאים:

17 ספינות תקיפה מהירות ו-24 מסוקי אפאצ'י מדגם AH-64D

The sale of Apache helicopters to Qatar was among deals announced at
last week's Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition.US Army

Qatar has been embarking on an ambitious military expansion program for a number of years under its National Security Shield Project. According to Naval Brigadier Tariq al-Obaidli, the assistant directer of the project, Qatar’s huge oil and natural gas reserves and its reliance on sea trade make maritime defense of paramount importance to the country. “This explains why maritime defense is very important to us,” he said.

The future capabilities needed include larger ships that can travel up to 30 knots with a range of up to 5,000 nautical miles. Qatar also needs minesweepers, attack helicopters, ISR aircraft, UAVs and unmanned surface vehicles, he said.

“The challenges are varied and include terrorist acts in the sea, destruction of pipelines, drug trafficking, piracy, illegal fishing, and oil and gas leakage, among others,” al-Obaidli said. ■

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