List of equipment of the Qatar Armed Forces

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This is a list of equipment used by the Qatar Armed Forces.

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Qatari Emiri Land Force

Tanks and vehicles

NameOriginTypeNumberPhotoNotes
Tanks
Altay Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Main battle tank0 TankAltayT1 (1).jpg 100 on order. [1]
Leopard 2A7+Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Main battle tank62 [2] Leopard 2 A7 (6713926623).jpg Option for up to 200 in total. Dimdex 2018 Qatari Arms Manufacturers revealed a local assembly of the leopard 2A7+ [3] [4]
AMX-30 Flag of France.svg  France Main battle tank30-44 [5] French AMX-30 Desert Storm.jpg To be replaced by Leopard 2. [3]
Armoured vehicles (tracked)
AMX-10P Flag of France.svg  France Infantry fighting vehicle 40 AMX-10-IMG 1468.jpg Status unknown.
AMX-VCI Flag of France.svg  France Infantry fighting vehicle 30 AMX-VCI del Ejercito Mexicano.jpg Status unknown.
Armoured vehicles (wheeled)
VAB Flag of France.svg  France 4×4/6×6 armoured personnel carrier
81 mm mortar carrier
Anti-tank weapons carrier		158
4
24		 VAB VOA 012 FR.JPG VCAC-HOT APC equipped with MBDA HOT anti tank missile launcher. [6]
V150 Commando Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 4×4 armoured personnel carrier 8 MP Commando2.jpeg
Thyssen Henschel UR-416 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4×4 armoured personnel carrier 20 10- Special Security Forces Vehicles (My Trip To Al-Jenadriyah 32).jpg
Mowag Piranha MK-IIFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 8×8 fire support vehicle36 [7] MOWAG PIRANHA 10x10 backtop.JPG Equipped with CCTS-90 mm turret.
AMX-10 RC Flag of France.svg  France 6X6 fire support vehicle12 AMX-10-RC.JPG Equipped with 105 mm turret.
EE-9 Cascavel Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6×6 fire support vehicle32
Engesa Cascavel main.JPG
Equipped with 90 mm turret.
Dingo HD Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4X4 armoured personnel carrier 125 ATF Dingo 2 (4).jpg Version of the ATF dingo 2
Ejder Yalçhin Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4×4 armoured personnel carrier
Mine-resistant armoured protection 		342 [8] Gidran 142134.jpg
BMC Amazon Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4×4 armoured personnel carrier
Mine-resistant armoured protection 		15 [9]
Light armoured vehicles
Yörük [10] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4x4 light tactical armored vehicle 214 [8] YorukNMS.jpg Yörük is a Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicle (TTZA) developed by Nurol with a V-shaped monocoque body and a unique chassis. The vehicle's low weight and mine and ballistic protection make it superior in operations, as well as offering its users high survivability in today's most aggressive and asymmetrical threats. It offers a range of capabilities to combat units, from weapon systems carrier to reconnaissance missions, designed for optimum performance and multi-mission readiness. [11]
Humvee M1115A2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 4×4 light tactical vehicle20 [12] Saudi Arabian Humvee.jpg
Renault Sherpa 2 Flag of France.svg  France 4×4 light tactical vehicle
Scout car 		27 [13] Festival automobile international 2012 - Renault Sherpa light Scout - 005.jpg
Renault Sherpa Flag of France.svg  France 4×4 light tactical vehicle
Scout car 		5
Fennek Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		4×4 light armoured reconnaissance vehicle 0 Fennek-highres.jpg 32 on order
Panhard VBL Flag of France.svg  France 4×4 scout car 16 VBL 14juillet Metz.jpg
Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4×4 light tactical vehicle [14] Used by Counter-Terrorism Battalion
Armoured recovery vehicles
AMX-30DFlag of France.svg  France Armoured recovery vehicle24[ citation needed ] AMX-30.JPG Based on AMX-30
Mowag Piranha Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 8×8 armoured recovery vehicle4[ citation needed ]Based on Mowag Piranha
Utility vehicles
Land Rover Defender Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4×4 utility vehicle Ex-Australian Army Land Rover.JPG
Mercedes Benz Unimog U-4000\U-5000Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4×4 military truck Mercedes Benz Unimog 2 (cropped).JPG
Iveco Stralis Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4×4 military truck
Mercedes-Benz Arocs Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8×8 military truck

Fire support/Artillery

NameOriginTypeNumberPhotoNotes
Mortars
Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1 [15] Flag of France.svg  France 120 mm heavy mortar 200
L16 81 mm Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		81 mm mortar 30 81mmMORT L16.png
Brandt Flag of France.svg  France 120 mm heavy mortar 15
Self-propelled howitzers
AMX F3 155 mm [16] Flag of France.svg  France Self-propelled howitzer 22 AMX-13-155mm img 2332.jpg
Panzerhaubitze 2000 155 mm Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Self-propelled howitzer 24 155mm Self-propelled cannon in Afghanistan.jpg
Towed howitzers
G5 155 mm Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa / Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Towed howitzer 12 G-5Rear.jpg G5 155 mm towed howitzer [17] [18]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad 122 mm Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 3 BM-21 NTW 5 93.jpg
Astros II MLRS [19] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Multiple rocket launcher 6 ASTROS-2.JPEG 127mm SS-30 or 180mm SS-40
M142 HIMARS Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Multiple rocket launcher 7 HIMARS.jpg 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. [20]
Ballistic missiles
SY-400 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Short-range ballistic missile Unknown

Could be (12-18)

With BP-12A SRBM [21]

Air-defence

NameOriginTypeNumberPhotoNotes
Anti-aircraft guns
KORKUT Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 015 in total were ordered. [24]
Anti-aircraft missiles
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Long-range surface-to-air missile 12 The first of two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors is launched during a successful intercept test - US Army.jpg In 2014 Qatar ordered 12 THAAD launchers, 150 THAAD missiles, 2 THAAD fire control and communications units, 2 AN/TPY-2 THAAD radars, and 1 early warning radar. [25]
Patriot PAC-3 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Medium to long-range surface-to-air missile 11 Patriot System 2.jpg In 2012 Qatar requested 11 Patriot PAC-3 launchers and 246 PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles. [26]
NASAMS 2 [27] Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 		Medium-range surface-to-air missile 40 Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System.jpg 40 launchers with 10000 missiles (including AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel high-resolution X-band 3D radars, MSP 500 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems and Fire Distribution Centres.)
Rapier Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Short-range surface-to-air missile 18 Swiss rapier missile.jpg 18 launchers with 250 missiles and 6 Blindfire radars.
Roland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of France.svg  France 		Short-range surface-to-air missile 9 AMX-30 Roland img 2306.jpg 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. [28]
Blowpipe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Man-portable air-defense system 6 Blowpipe missile 2.JPG 6 launchers with 50 missiles
Mistral Flag of France.svg  France Man-portable air-defense system 24 54RA-IMG 9142.jpg 24 launchers with 500 missiles
Stinger Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Man-portable air-defense system 12 USMC Stinger launch at Twentynine Palms July 2001.jpg 12 launchers with 60 missiles

Small arms

Qatar Emiri Air Force

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