(Asien) Streitkräfte von Qatar

[Erich]

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Milliarden Dollar für neue Waffen

Katar rüstet mächtig auf

Katar rüstet auf: Für rund 23 Milliarden Dollar erwirbt das Emirat Kampfhubschrauber, Lenkraketen, Tankflugzeuge und andere Waffen von 20 weltweit agierenden Unternehmen.
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Stand: 28.03.2014 08:36 Uhr

[Erich]

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Panzerdeal mit Katar

Ein Lehrstück politischer Inkonsequenz

Stand: 27.06.2014 16:02 Uhr

...längst bekannt, dass Katar im März 2013 einen Vertrag über die Lieferung von 62 Kampfpanzern vom Typ Leopard 2 sowie weiterer Kriegswaffen abgeschlossen hatte. Gesamtumfang 1,9 Milliarden Euro.
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Spätestens Anfang 2013 war auch der Bundesregierung klar, dass Katar mit der Finanzierung und Ausrüstung radikal-islamistischer Milizen als Brandbeschleuniger im syrischen Bürgerkrieg wirkte.

"Katar hat in Syrien und auch in anderen Ländern der arabischen Welt genau die Gruppen unterstützt, die nicht auf einen friedlichen Wandel, sondern vor allem auf Gewalt gesetzt haben, auch gegen die eigene Bevölkerung", sagt SPD-Außenexperte Mützenich. "Katar hatte immer eine eigene Agenda, die ein gemeinsames Handeln der Nachbarstaaten und der internationalen Gemeinschaft blockiert hat."

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[Erich]

nach neueren Gerüchten will Katar 24 Rafale kaufen, um damit 12 ältere Mirage 2000 zu ersetzen

[Tiger]

Katar wird tatsächlich 24 Rafale als Ersatz für seine Mirage 2000 bestellen:
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Qatar selects Rafale fighter aircraft

Qatar will sign for 24 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft to fulfil its fighter procurement requirement on 4 May.

The upcoming contract, which was announced by Dassault on 30 April, will be signed in Doha during a visit by French President François Hollande. The deal follows French media reports that the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) was looking to acquire an initial batch of 36 aircraft to replace the 12 Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters it already operates.

[Erich]

nach Ägypten der zweite arabische Staat - sollte die Rafale bei den arabischen Luftwaffen bessere Chancen haben, als in Indien und Europa?

[Quintus Fabius]

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The U.S. government is poised to approve two long-delayed sales of Boeing Co fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait, and could announce the multibillion-dollar deals during President Barack Obama's visit to the Gulf this week, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Both deals have been stalled amid concerns raised by Israel that equipment sent to Gulf states could fall into the wrong hands and be used against it, and by the Obama administration's broader decision-making on military aid to the Gulf.

However, the Pentagon and the State Department both have signed off on the sale of some 36 F-15 fighter jets to Qatar and 24 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to Kuwait, both built by Boeing. The White House is expected to follow suit shortly.

The sale to Kuwait is worth about $3 billion and the one to Qatar is probably close to $4 billion, sources familiar with the matter said.

"The last hurdle now is getting approval from the National Security Council and the White House," said one of the sources.

The Pentagon had no immediate comment.

A senior Obama administration official said it was the administration's policy not to comment on potential arm sales until it has formally notified Congress of an intent to sell something.

But, the official said, the United States is committed to the security and stability of the Gulf region and defense sales "fit into the overall U.S. regional diplomatic strategy."

Expected approval of the fighter jet sales comes as the White House seeks to shore up relations with Gulf allies as they increase their military capabilities amid growing fears that Washington is drawing closer to Iran in the aftermath of the nuclear deal with that country.

Senior U.S. officials, including Navy Secretary Ray Mabus have publicly urged approval of the weapons sales, which will help maintain production of the fourth-generation Boeing fighter jets, while the newer and more advanced Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet enters service in coming years.

One senior U.S. defense official said the Pentagon is keen to see the Boeing F-15 and F/A-18 production lines in St. Louis continue and does not want to "foreclose any options on fourth-generation aircraft at this point."

Boeing already is spending "hundreds of millions" of dollars to buy long-lead materials such as titanium to prepare for a possible Kuwaiti order for F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and a separate U.S. Navy order for 12 jets put on the service's "unfunded priorities" list submitted to Congress.

The Navy is hoping that Congress will provide the funding to pay for the Boeing jets in fiscal 2017, although the planes were not included in its base budget request. It already has earmarked funding for more F/A-18E/F jets in fiscal 2018.

A larger concern now is the Boeing F-15 line, which is set to end in 2019 after Boeing completes work on a large order for Saudi Arabia, unless a follow-on order is approved.

[Nightwatch]

Was soll das denn für eine F-15 Variante werden?

[Schneemann]

News von der International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi bzw. bezüglich der Streitkräfte der VAE:

NIMR sells over 1,750 vehicles to UAE on last day of IDEX

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — United Arab Emirates company NIMR announced on the last day of Abu Dhabi’s International Defense Exhibition that it would build more than 1,750 combat vehicles for the country’s land forces.

NIMR is a subsidiary of Emirates Defence Industries Company.

NIMR will build 1,500 JAIS four-wheel drive and six-wheel drive infantry fighting vehicles, 150 HAFEET 630A artillery support vehicles in observation and command and control configurations, and 115 AJBAN 440A vehicles equipped with anti-tank guided missiles systems. The vehicles are to be delivered in 2018, the company said in a statement Thursday. [...]

NIMR also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Czech manufacturer VOP CZ for sales and production of the entire range of its armored vehicle products to the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, according to the statement.

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/nimr...ay-of-idex

Russland und die USA machen auf der IDEX ebenso ertragreiche Geschäfte, vorzugsweise geht es hierbei um Munition:

IDEX 2017: UAE-US sign Dh1.3b ammunition deal

The UAE Armed Forces has signed military procurement deals worth almost Dh19 billion, since the first day of IDEX and NAVDEX 2017, which commenced on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. The largest deal announced on Wednesday was for almost Dh1.3 billion, with the American company, Raytheon. [...]

Staff Brigadier-General Rashid Mohammed Al Shamsi, Official Spokesperson of IDEX 2017, said that on Wednesday alone, the UAE awarded 20 deals with national and international companies, worth a whopping Dh3.4 billion. [...] The largest deal awarded during the week was between the UAE and Russia, for Dh2.6 billion in anti-armor missiles.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/abu-d...ition-deal

Schneemann.

[Schneemann]

Qatar to buy $5.9 billion worth of warships from Italy

Qatar has agreed to buy seven navy ships from Italy at a cost of nearly $6 billion, officials have announced.

The purchase will significantly bolster the country’s maritime forces, and has been in the works for at least a year. The agreement was finalized during yesterday’s visit to Qatar by Italy’s foreign minister. [...] Qatari officials did not name the companies involved in the new agreement.

But in June 2016, Italy’s state-backed shipbuilder Fincantieri said it had signed a multi-billion dollar deal to build ships for Qatar. In terms of financial and military heft, this is one of the biggest agreements Qatar has signed in years to boost its naval defense. [...]

Fincantieri says its corvettes are typically 104m long and are operated by a crew of some 105 individuals, although various models have different specifications.

https://dohanews.co/qatar-to-buy-5-9-bil...rom-italy/

Schneemann.

[Schneemann]

Military Capabilities

First Qatari Patriot deployed at base

A Patriot fire unit has been deployed for the first time at one of the sites being constructed for the air defence system in Qatar, Maxar satellite imagery shows.

Located to the immediate southwest of Al-Udeid Air Base, the site has been under construction since early 2018. The AN/MPQ-65 radar and four launchers appeared on their pads between 19-21 October, the satellite imagery shows. Four other Qatari Patriot sites have been identified by Jane's . One is about 15 km north of Al-Udeid, putting it in a better position to defend Doha from Iranian ballistic missiles. This base appears to include the headquarters building and command bunker for the new Qatari Emiri Air Defence Forces (QEADF). [...] The other sites protect the gas industry at Ras Laffan, the port of Mesaieed south of Doha, and the Al-Shamal Camp army base in the north of the emirate.

https://www.janes.com/article/92157/firs...ed-at-base

Schneemann.

[Schneemann]

Neue Version der Eagle

F-15QA für Katar startet zum Erstflug

Boeings F-15QA, die "fortschrittlichsten Version" des Kampfjets, ist am Ostermontag in St. Louis zum Erstflug gestartet. [...] Das US-Verteidigungsministerium erteilte Boeing 2017 einen Auftrag in Höhe von 6,2 Milliarden Dollar zum Bau von 36 F-15-Kampfflugzeugen für die Luftstreitkräfte Katars. Boeing wird 2021 mit der Auslieferung der Flugzeuge an den Kunden beginnen. Boeing ist auch für die Ausbildung der Piloten und des Wartungspersonals zuständig.

https://www.flugrevue.de/militaer/neue-v...-erstflug/

Schneemann.

[Schneemann]

Ein neues Docklandungsschiff mit Luftabwehrschwerpunkt für die Marine von Qatar entsteht derzeit bei Fincantieri.

Interessantes Konzept, vor allem wenn man die Länge von nur etwas mehr als 140 Metern bedenkt (also kürzer als eine F-125er-Fregatte), quasi beinahe eine Art Miniatur-LPD bzw. eine Mischung aus LPD und Fregatte, wobei die Wasserverdrängung vermutlich bei um die 8.500 ts und die Höchstfahrt bei 22 Knoten liegen wird (?). Anscheinend wird das Welldeck aber nur etwa 20 auf 10 Quadratmeter umfassen und nur ein LCM aufnehmen, da das restliche Aussetzen von Marinetruppen von seitlichen Bootsdavits aus stattfinden soll.

Auch die Bewaffnung ist eine interessante Zusammenstellung: Eine 76-mm-OTO Melara am Bug (Super Rapido?), zwei 25-mm-Kanonen sowie ein achtfaches VLS für Aster 30 Block 1 SAAMs. Dazu vermutlich zwei AW101-Hubschrauber.

Fincantieri Lays Keel Of Qatar’s Air Defense LPD

The keel laying of the amphibious vessel (LPD – Landing Platform Dock) ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place at the Palermo shipyard. [...]

The LPD is designed consistent with the RINAMIL (rules for naval ships classification) rules to ensure extremely efficient land-air-marine connections. It will be highly flexible and capable of fulfilling different kinds of tasks, from humanitarian interventions to support the Armed Forces and land operations.

The ship will be about 143 meters long, 21.5 meters wide and it will be able to accommodate about 550 persons on board, equipped with two vehicle ramps and an internal floodable dock, capable of accommodating a ready-to-go LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) that can also be stored on garage deck, and can be deployed using a system of davits. Furthermore, the flight deck is sized for hosting NH90 helicopter. [...] The LPD will be fitted with a Kronos multifunction radar (similar to the one fitted on the corvettes) as well as a new L-Band radar by Leonardo known as Kronos Power Shield. Naval News understands this radar was too large to be fitted on the corvette, this is why this solution (corvette + LPD) was proposed to fit the unique requirement of the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces. [...]

Another unique feature of this LPD is the fact it is fitted with two 8-cell VLS Sylver A50 for medium-range surface-to-air missile system which MBDA has indicated as the Aster 30 Block 1 munitions as part of the SAAM-ESD air-defence system. Although Fincantieri hasn’t released information or commented the AAW capabilities of the LPD, the combination of the MBDA SAAM-ESD with Aster 30 Block 1 missile system, the Leonardo Kronos AESA multifunction radar and the early-detection information from the Kronos Power Shield. [...] The ships will be fitted with the Sylena MK2 decoy launching systems by Lacroix.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...fense-lpd/

Schneemann

[lime]

Ein neues Docklandungsschiff mit Luftabwehrschwerpunkt für die Marine von Qatar entsteht derzeit bei Fincantieri.

Interessantes Konzept, vor allem wenn man die Länge von nur etwas mehr als 140 Metern bedenkt (also kürzer als eine F-125er-Fregatte), quasi beinahe eine Art Miniatur-LPD bzw. eine Mischung aus LPD und Fregatte, wobei die Wasserverdrängung vermutlich bei um die 8.500 ts und die Höchstfahrt bei 22 Knoten liegen wird (?). Anscheinend wird das Welldeck aber nur etwa 20 auf 10 Quadratmeter umfassen und nur ein LCM aufnehmen, da das restliche Aussetzen von Marinetruppen von seitlichen Bootsdavits aus stattfinden soll.

Auch die Bewaffnung ist eine interessante Zusammenstellung: Eine 76-mm-OTO Melara am Bug (Super Rapido?), zwei 25-mm-Kanonen sowie ein achtfaches VLS für Aster 30 Block 1 SAAMs. Dazu vermutlich zwei AW101-Hubschrauber.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...fense-lpd/

Schneemann

Einsatzprofil Piratenbekämpfung? Eine andere zumindest theoretisch sinnvolle Einsatzmöglichkeit fällt mir da für Katar nicht ein.

[Schneemann]

Vermutlich ja, vielleicht auch eine Mischung aus COIN-Missionen und Stabilisierungseinsätzen. Offiziell wird zwar von Katastrophenhilfe geredet, aber das dürfte eher ein Feigenblatt sein. Ansatz zur Erklärung des Einsatzspektrums könnte sein, dass dieses Schiff im Rahmen eines Paketes in Auftrag gegeben wurde, das sieben Einheiten umfasst - das LPD, vier Korvetten und zwei OPVs. Da die Reichweite mit 7.000 Seemeilen nicht so enorm ist, weist das alles in die Richtung Stabilisierung-/Antipiraterie-/COIN im küstennahen Umfeld, vermutlich Golfregion plus Ostafrika.

Schneemann

[Schneemann]

Turkish Anadolu Shipyard delivers four Al Abrar landing ships to Qatari Navy

According to information published by Anadolu Shipyard on July 8, 2022, the Turkish Naval Shipyard delivered four landing ships (Fuwairit, Broog, Ishat, and Al Aaleya) to the Qatari Emiri Navy. The ships will be sent to Qatar after six weeks of tactical shakedown training. [...]

Its 130-ton carrying capacity and the ability to load two 60-ton tanks put this ship in a very special class. With its engine and jet system specially developed for its design, its speed at sea is very high and its maneuverability is superior to similar ships. [...] In addition to 25 personnel, the landing ship can also carry 3 tanks, military vehicles of various types and sizes, or 260 fully equipped infantry. It was announced that the LCT ship QL80 FUWAIRIT can stay at sea for 7 days without refueling and has a range of more than 1,500 nautical miles.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph...-navy.html

Schneemann