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Chief of Staff of Algerian Army Receives Qatari Counterpart
2023-02-28 Read More...
General Said Chaneghriha, Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army (PNA) received in audience last week, at NPA’s General Staff headquarters, Lieutenant General Salim Bin Hamad Al-Nabit, Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed

GCC Air Force & Air Defense Commanders Hold 27th Meeting in Doha
2023-02-10 Read More...
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Air Force and Air Defense Commanders of the Armed Forces held their 27th meeting in Doha, State of Qatar, earlier this

Qatar’s Amir Attends Reception Ceremony of Al Zubara Corvette & Musherib OPV
2022-09-13 Read More...
HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended on Monday morning the reception ceremony of the “Al Zubara” ship and the "Musherib" vessel of the Qatari Amiri Naval Forces at Umm Al Houl Naval

Qatar’s Chief of Staff Receives Chief of Saudi General Staff
2022-09-09 Read More...
Chief of General Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili arrived in Doha Thursday on an official visit to

Fincantieri Delivers Second Offshore Patrol Vessel to Qatar
2022-07-10 Read More...
At the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State of Qatar for Defence Affairs H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and Italian Minister of Defense, Hon. Lorenzo Guerini, the delivery of the second OPV (Offshore Patrol

Commander of Royal Saudi Navy Chairs 20th Meeting of GCC Naval Forces
2022-06-27 Read More...
Commander of the Royal Saudi Navy General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghufaili presided in Doha Saturday the 20th Meeting of GCC Armed Forces

Qatar Receives First Two NH90 NFH Naval Helicopters
2022-04-11 Read More...
Another major achievement in the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s NH90 program was made on 31 March with the delivery of the first two NFH naval variant helicopters. The aircraft handover, achieved in accordance with contractual

Pakistan’s ‘Harbah’ Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Made Global Debut at DIMDEX
2022-03-31 Read More...
Pakistan Navy’s anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile ‘Harbah’ officially made its global debut at the recently held Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) in Qatar (21-23 March

BAE to Support Qatar Emiri Naval Force’s Naval Base & Warships
2022-03-29 Read More...
BAE Systems has signed an agreement with Barzan Maintenance Shield and the Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF) to develop Warship Support and Naval Base Management Services for the

ASELSAN, Barzan Maintenance Shield to Collaborate on MRO Services in Qatar
2022-03-25 Read More...
ASELSAN and Barzan Maintenance Shield (BMS) have signed a Contract and a Letter of Intent (LOI) at the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) 2022, which took place in Qatar on 21-23

Leonardo to Enhance Naval Surveillance of Qatar
2022-03-24 Read More...
Leonardo will provide the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) with a Naval Operation Centre (NOC) to ensure monitoring and control of territorial water, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and adjacent waters and, at the same time, to enhance cooperation

Anadolu Shipyard Delivers Second Training Warship to Qatar Naval Forces
2022-03-22 Read More...
A delivery ceremony of armed cadet training ship, Al Shamal, built by Anadolu Shipyard for the Qatar Navy, was held in Istanbul, Turkey on February 25,

DIMDEX 2022 Welcomes International Exhibitors & Warships to Qatar
2022-03-18 Read More...
The seventh edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2022) will be held from 21 to 23 of March 2022, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of

Qatar’s Amir Patronizes Graduation of 9th Batch of Al Zaeem Air Academy
2022-01-28 Read More...
HH the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani patronized the graduation ceremony of the 9th batch of candidate students of Al Zaeem Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air Academy at Al Udeid Air Base on Wednesday Morning, Qatar News Agency

Fincantieri Delivers First Al Zubarah Class Corvette for Qatar
2021-11-01 Read More...
At the presence of Senator Stefania Pucciarelli, Italy’s Undersecretary of State for Defense, the delivery of the corvette “Al Zubarah” took place Thursday at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard in

Fincantieri Launches Third Corvette for Qatar
2021-10-04 Read More...
The technical launch of “Al Khor”, the third of the Al Zubarah class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval acquisition program, took place Thursday 30 September at the Muggiano (La Spezia)

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