List of equipment of the Qatar Armed Forces

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

Qatari Emiri Land Force

Tanks and vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	Number	Photo	Notes
Tanks
Altay	Turkey	Main battle tank	0		100 on order. [1]
Leopard 2A7+	Germany	Main battle tank	62 [2]		Option for up to 200 in total. Dimdex 2018 Qatari Arms Manufacturers revealed a local assembly of the leopard 2A7+ [3] [4]
AMX-30	France	Main battle tank	30-44 [5]		To be replaced by Leopard 2. [3]
Armoured vehicles (tracked)
AMX-10P	France	Infantry fighting vehicle	40		Status unknown.
AMX-VCI	France	Infantry fighting vehicle	30		Status unknown.
Armoured vehicles (wheeled)
VAB	France	4×4/6×6 armoured personnel carrier 81 mm mortar carrier Anti-tank weapons carrier	158 4 24		VCAC-HOT APC equipped with MBDA HOT anti tank missile launcher. [6]
V150 Commando	United States	4×4 armoured personnel carrier	8
Thyssen Henschel UR-416	West Germany	4×4 armoured personnel carrier	20
Mowag Piranha MK-II	Switzerland	8×8 fire support vehicle	36 [7]		Equipped with CCTS-90 mm turret.
AMX-10 RC	France	6X6 fire support vehicle	12		Equipped with 105 mm turret.
EE-9 Cascavel	Brazil	6×6 fire support vehicle	32		Equipped with 90 mm turret.
Dingo HD	Germany	4X4 armoured personnel carrier	125		Version of the ATF dingo 2
Ejder Yalçhin	Turkey	4×4 armoured personnel carrier Mine-resistant armoured protection	342 [8]
BMC Amazon	Turkey	4×4 armoured personnel carrier Mine-resistant armoured protection	15 [9]
Light armoured vehicles
Yörük [10]	Turkey	4x4 light tactical armored vehicle	214 [8]		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 M1115A2	United States	4×4 light tactical vehicle	20 [12]
Renault Sherpa 2	France	4×4 light tactical vehicle Scout car	27 [13]
Renault Sherpa	France	4×4 light tactical vehicle Scout car	5
Fennek	Germany   Netherlands	4×4 light armoured reconnaissance vehicle	0		32 on order
Panhard VBL	France	4×4 scout car	16
Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha	Canada	4×4 light tactical vehicle	[14]		Used by Counter-Terrorism Battalion
Armoured recovery vehicles
AMX-30D	France	Armoured recovery vehicle	24[ citation needed ]		Based on AMX-30
Mowag Piranha	Switzerland	8×8 armoured recovery vehicle	4[ citation needed ]		Based on Mowag Piranha
Utility vehicles
Land Rover Defender	United Kingdom	4×4 utility vehicle
Mercedes Benz Unimog U-4000\U-5000	Germany	4×4 military truck
Iveco Stralis	Italy	4×4 military truck
Mercedes-Benz Arocs	Germany	8×8 military truck

Fire support/Artillery

Name	Origin	Type	Number	Photo	Notes
Mortars
Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1 [15]	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 [16]	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 [17] [18]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad 122 mm	Soviet Union	Multiple rocket launcher	3
Astros II MLRS [19]	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. [20]
Ballistic missiles
SY-400	People's Republic of China	Short-range ballistic missile	Unknown Could be (12-18)		With BP-12A SRBM [21]

• 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 ^[22]
• 50x FGM-148 Javelin command launch units with 500 anti tank missile on order ^[23]

Air-defence

Name	Origin	Type	Number	Photo	Notes
Anti-aircraft guns
KORKUT	Turkey	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun	0		15 in total were ordered. [24]
Anti-aircraft missiles
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense	United States	Long-range surface-to-air missile	12		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	United States	Medium to long-range surface-to-air missile	11		In 2012 Qatar requested 11 Patriot PAC-3 launchers and 246 PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles. [26]
NASAMS 2 [27]	Norway   United States	Medium-range surface-to-air missile	40		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	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. [28]
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

Small arms

• Heckler & Koch HK4
• SIG Sauer P226
• Smith & Wesson Model 10
• Heckler & Koch MP5A3
• Sterling MK-IV\L2A3
• 3,000x M16A-1 ^[29]
• 3,000x Colt CAR-15A1
• 100x Colt M4 carbine
• AK-47 ^[30]
• Heckler & Koch HK21 ^[31]
• 200x M203 grenade launcher, M203-PI
• FN SCAR
• Barrett M82A-1
• AKM
• M2 Browning machine gun
• Valmet M76
• Valmet M62
• HK417
• AK-103
• FN FAL 50-00
• FN MAG 60-00\T-14
• FN Minimi
• Mosberg Model-700

Qatar Emiri Air Force

Main article: Qatar Emiri Air Force § Aircraft

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