List of equipment of the Qatar Armed Forces

This is a list of equipment used by the Qatar Armed Forces. ^[1]

Qatari Emiri Land Force

Armoured fighting vehicles

Name	Photo	Origin	Number	Notes
MBT
Leopard 2A7+		Germany	62 [1]
ASLT
AMX-10RC		France	12 [1]
Piranha II 90mm		Switzerland	36 [1]
RECCE
Fennek		Germany	32 [1]
IFV
AMX-10P		France	40 [1]
APC (T)
AMX-VCI		France	30 [1]
APC (W)
VAB		France	160 [1]	VCAC-HOT APC equipped with MBDA HOT anti tank missile launcher. [2]
V-150 Chaimite		United States	8 [1]
PPV
Ejder Yalcin		Turkey	170+ [1]
Kirpi-2			50 [1]
RG-31		South Africa	n/a [1]
AUV
BMC Amazon		Turkey	35 [1]
NMS		Turkey	n/a [1]
Dingo 2		Germany	14 [1]
VBL		France	16 [1]

Engineering & Maintenance vehicles

Name	Photo	Origin	Number	Notes
AEV
Wisent 2		Germany	6 [1]
ARV
Piranha		Switzerland	2 [1]
AMX-30D		France	1 [1]

Fire support/Artillery

Name	Origin	Type	Number	Photo	Notes
Mortars
Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1 [3]	France	120 mm heavy mortar	200
L16 81 mm	United Kingdom   Canada	81 mm mortar	30
Brandt	France	120 mm heavy mortar	15
Self-propelled howitzers
AMX F3 155 mm [4]	France	Self-propelled howitzer	22
Panzerhaubitze 2000 155 mm	Germany	Self-propelled howitzer	24
Towed howitzers
G5 155 mm	South Africa /   South Africa	Towed howitzer	12		G5 155 mm towed howitzer [5] [6]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad 122 mm	Soviet Union	Multiple rocket launcher	3
Astros II MLRS [7]	Brazil	Multiple rocket launcher	6		127mm SS-30 or 180mm SS-40
M142 HIMARS	United States	Multiple rocket launcher	7		In December 2012, Qatar notified the United States of a possible Foreign Military Sale of 7 M142 HIMARS systems, as well as 60 M57 MGM-140 ATACMS Block 1A T2K unitary rockets and 30 M31A1 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) unitary rockets. The deal would cost an estimated $406 million. [8]
Ballistic missiles
SY-400	People's Republic of China	Short-range ballistic missile	Unknown Could be (12-18)		With BP-12A SRBM [9]

• 40x Carl Gustav M2-550 84 mm recoilless rifles
• 48x MBDA HOT anti tank missile launchers with 1,000 missiles
• 100x MBDA MILAN anti tank missile launchers with 630 missiles
• Bofors AT4CS light ATRL
• Swingfire anti tank missile
• 400x 9M133 Kornet with 5000 anti tank missiles on order ^[10]
• 50x FGM-148 Javelin command launch units with 500 anti tank missile on order ^[11]

Air-defence

Name	Origin	Type	Number	Photo	Notes
Anti-aircraft guns
KORKUT	Turkey	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun	0		15 in total were ordered. [12]
Anti-aircraft missiles
Patriot PAC-3	United States	Medium to long-range surface-to-air missile	11		In 2012 Qatar requested 11 Patriot PAC-3 Fire Units. This included 11 AN/MPQ65 Radars, 11 ANMSQ-132 Engagement Control Systems, and 44 M902 Launchers. In addition 246 PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles - Tactical and 768 PAC-3 missiles were ordered. [13]
NASAMS 2 [14]	Norway   United States	Medium-range surface-to-air missile	40		40 launchers
Rapier	United Kingdom	Short-range surface-to-air missile	18		18 launchers with 250 missiles and 6 Blindfire radars.
Roland	Germany   France	Short-range surface-to-air missile	9		In 1986 Qatar ordered 3 self-propelled Roland 2 systems on the AMX-30R chassis and 6 shelter-mounted systems with 200 missiles. Deliveries were completed in 1989. [15]
Blowpipe	United Kingdom	Man-portable air-defense system	6		6 launchers with 50 missiles
Mistral	France	Man-portable air-defense system	24		24 launchers with 500 missiles
Stinger	United States	Man-portable air-defense system	12		12 launchers with 60 missiles

Future

Name	Origin	Number	Photo	Notes
Altay	Turkey	0		100 on order. [16]

Small arms

• Heckler & Koch HK4
• SIG Sauer P226
• Smith & Wesson Model 10
• Heckler & Koch MP5A3
• Sterling MK-IV\L2A3
• 3,000x M16A-1 ^[17]
• 3,000x Colt CAR-15A1
• 100x Colt M4 carbine
• AK-47 ^[18]
• Heckler & Koch HK21 ^[19]
• 200x M203 grenade launcher, M203-PI
• FN SCAR
• Barrett M82A1
• AKM
• M2 Browning machine gun
• Valmet M76
• Valmet M62
• HK417
• AK-103
• FN FAL 50-00
• FN MAG 60-00\T-14
• FN Minimi
• Mossberg Model-700

Qatar Emiri Air Force

Main article: Qatar Emiri Air Force § Aircraft

References

1. IISS 2025.
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7. International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023 (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 349. ISBN   978-1032508955.
8. Qatar Requests Sale of HIMARS, ATACMS and GMLRS - Deagel.com, December 24, 2012
9. Panda, Ankit (19 December 2017). "Qatar Parades New Chinese Short-Range Ballistic Missile System". The Diplomat. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
10. "Russia, Qatar sign contracts for delivery of small arms, Kornet missile systems". TASS.
11. $23.9B in Deals Announced on Last Day of DIMDEX - Defensenews.com, 27 March 2014
12. "Qatar: Procurement of Turkey's KORKUT anti-aircraft gun?". tacticalreport.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
13. "Qatar – PATRIOT Missile System and Related Support and Equipment - The Official Home of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency". dsca.mil.
14. "Qatar purchase of Raytheon NASAMS air defense system moves forward". November 28, 2018.
15. "Qatar takes delivery of Leopard 2A7+ MBTs | Jane's 360". janes.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
16. "Qatar Purchases Turkish Altay Battle Tanks". www.defenseworld.net.
17. Jane's Special Forces Recognition Guide, Ewen Southby-Tailyour (2005), p. 446
18. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN   9780710628695
19. Gangarossa, Gene Jr. Heckler & Koch: Armorers of the Free World (2001)

Sources

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (12 February 2025). The Military Balance 2025. London: Routledge. ISBN   978-1-003-63076-0.