List of equipment of the Qatar Armed Forces

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

Qatari Emiri Land Force

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Tanks and vehicles

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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

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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]

Air-defence

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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

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Qatar Emiri Air Force

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Main article: Qatar Emiri Air Force § Aircraft

References

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  2. ^ "Qatar takes delivery of Leopard 2A7+ MBTS | IHS Jane's 360". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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