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14. QATAR Contents Major Changes ....................................................................................... 1 General Data .......................................................................................... 1 Arms Trade............................................................................................ 3 Strategic Assets ...................................................................................... 3 Armed Forces......................................................................................... 4 Ground Forces........................................................................................ 5 Air Force ............................................................................................... 8 Air Defense Forces ............................................................................... 10 Navy................................................................................................... 10
Major Changes • No major change has been recorded for the Qatari armed forces.
General Data Official Name of the State: State of Qatar Head of State: Shaykh Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani Prime Minister: Abdallah Ibn Khalifa al-Thani Minister of Defense: Shaykh Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces: Shaykh Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani Chief of General Staff: Brigadier General Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah Commander of the Ground Forces: Colonel Saif Ali al-Hajiri Commander of the Air Force: General Ali Saeed al-Hawal al-Marri Commander of the Navy: Commodore Mohammed Nasser al-Mohanadi Area: 11,437 sq. km. Population: 900,000
Updated on 27/08/2007
1
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Demography Ethnic groups • • • • •
Arabs Pakistanis Indians Persians Others (mostly Southeast Asians)
Religious groups • Sunni Muslims • Shi'ite Muslims • Others
Economic Data
360,000 162,000 162,000 90,000 126,000
40.0% 18.0% 18.0% 10.0% 14.0%
630,000 235,000 45,000
70.3% 24.3% 5.4%
GDP (current prices) GDP per capita Real GDP growth Consumer price index External debt
$ bn $ % % $ bn
2002 19.7 28,143 7.3 1.0 15.4
2003 23.7 33,857 5.9 2.3 16.9
2004 31.6 45,143 9.9 6.8 18.2
2005 42.1 52,625 8.8 8.8 22.4
2006 49.9 55,444 7.9 7.2 25.7
• Exports fob • Imports fob • Current account balance (including services and income)
$ bn $ bn $ bn
10.98 3.65 3.82
13.38 4.36 5.75
18.68 5.41 7.55
25.76 9.06 10.71
32.01 12.36 11.45
• Total expenditure • Defense expenditure • Real change in defense expenditure • Defense expenditure/GDP
$ bn $ bn %
6.44 NA NA
6.4 NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population m 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 Official exchange rate 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64 QR: $1 Sources: EIU Quarterly Report, EIU Country Profile, IMF International Financial Statistical Yearbook, SIPRI Yearbook.
0.9 3.64
• • • • •
Balance of payments
Government expenditure
%
Updated on 27/08/2007
2
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Foreign Military Cooperation Type • Foreign forces • Joint maneuvers
• Security agreement
Details 450 US military personnel (September 2006) France (2003), GCC countries (2003), Italy (2007), Pakistan (2007) UK, US (2002), Yemen Bahrain, France, GCC, Germany (2005), Italy, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Korea (2006), USA (2003)
Arms Trade Arms Procurement and Security Assistance Received Country France Sweden US
Type • Arms transfers • Arms transfers • Arms transfers
• Military training • Facilities
Details DV-15 FPBs (2003) Tactical communication systems (2004) S-92 helicopters (2005) , Patriot SAMs (2006) Advisers, instructors (2006) Construction and upgrading of al-Udeid AFB (2003)
Arms Sales and Security Assistance Extended Country US
Type • Facilities
Details Use of Air Operations Center at al-Udeid AFB and Ground Operations Center at asSayliyah; pre-positioning of equipment for rapid deployment forces (2006)
Strategic Assets NBC Capabilities Nuclear capability No known nuclear activity. Party to the NPT.
Chemical weapons and protective equipment No known CW activities. Party to the CWC.
Biological weapons
No known BW activities. Party to the BWC.
Updated on 27/08/2007
3
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Armed Forces Order-of-Battle Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
11,800
11,800
11,800
11,800
11,800
2
2
2
2
2
11
11
11
11
11
44 ~260 (338) 56
44 ~260 (338) 56
30 (44)* 280 (310)* 56
30 (44) 280 (310)
30 (44) 280 (310)
56
56
18 7 (8) 30 (31)
18 7 (8) 30 (31)
12* 7 (8) 24 (25)*
12 7 (8) 24 (25)
12 7 (8) 24 (25)
51
51
51
51
51
7 • Combat vessels 13 • Patrol craft * Due to change in estimate.
7 13
7 13
7 17
7 17
General data • Personnel (regular)
Ground Forces
• Number of brigades • Total number of battalions • Tanks • APCs/AFVs • Artillery (including MRLs)
Air Force
• Combat aircraft • Transport aircraft • Helicopters
Air Defense Forces • Light SAM launchers
Navy
Personnel Ground Forces Air Force Navy (including Marine Police) Total
Paramilitary
• Armed Police
Updated on 27/08/2007
Regular 8,500 1,500 1,800 11,800
Reserve
8,000
Total 8,500 1,500 1,800 11,800 8,000
4
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Ground Forces Formations
Independent brigades / groups
Armored Mechanized Royal Guard Special forces Artillery Total
Tanks
Model
MBTs Medium and low quality • AMX-30 Total
Independent battalions
Battalions in brigades
1
1 armd., 1 mech., 1 aty. 4
1
Quantity
44 44
Updated on 27/08/2007
3 inf.
2
1 2 7
In service
Since
30 30
1978/1996
5
Notes
Qatar
APCs/AFVs APCs
Model
• VAB
Quantity
In service
134
134
30
30
164
164
• Piranha II
40
• AMX-10P • V-150 Commando Subtotal • AMX 10RC • Engesa EE-9 Subtotal
• AMX-10 VCI Subtotal
IFVs
Reconnaissance Light Armored Vehicles • VBL • Ferret Subtotal Total
Since
Notes
1978
4 mortar carriers, 24 mounted with HOT ATGM Versions VCA and PC used for Artillery support
40
1998
36 with LAV 90mm guns, 2 CMP and 2 ARV
40 8 88
40 8 88
1978 1986
12 20 32
12 0 12
1981 1978
16 10 26 310
16 0 16 280
1994 1968
Updated on 27/08/2007
6
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Artillery
Model
Self-propelled guns and howitzers
Quantity
In service
Since
• 155mm Mk F-3 (AMX)
22
22
1984
• 155mm G-5
12
12
1991
• 120mm Brandt • 81mm VPM SP
15 4
15 4
1993 1977
Subtotal
19
19
+ 3
+ 3
56
56
Launchers 48
Missiles +
Since 1978
60-100 ~108
+
1987
Towed guns and howitzers Mortars, under 160mm
MRLs
• 122mm BM-21 • Astros II
Total
Anti-Tank Missiles • HOT
Model
• MILAN Total
Updated on 27/08/2007
1992
7
Notes
Mounted on VAB APCs
127mm SS-30 or 180mm SS-40
Notes 24 are mounted on VAB
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Air Force Order-of-Battle Category Combat Transport Helicopters
Combat Aircraft Model
Advanced multi-role • Mirage 2000
Transport Aircraft
Model Airbus 340 Boeing 727 Boeing 707 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander • Mystère-Falcon 900 Total • • • •
Quantity 12 8 25
Quantity 12
Model
Since 1997
1 1 2 1
In service 1 1 2 1
Since 1993 1979 1977 1986
3 8
2 7
1991
Quantity
Quantity
• Alpha jet Total
6 6
• Hawk 100
18
Future procurement
In service
Notes
12
Training and Liaison Aircraft Jet trainers
In service 12 7 24
Updated on 27/08/2007
In service 6 6
Since
Notes
Notes
Notes
1980
Under negotiation
8
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Helicopters Attack
Model
Quantity
• SA-342 Gazelle
In service
Since
Notes
13
12
1983
2 employed as light helicopters with police
• S-92 • Westland Commando Mk 2/ Mk 3 Subtotal
1 4
1 4
2006 1982
VIP transport 4 out of 12 used for VIP transport
5
5
• Westland Commando Mk 2/ Mk 3 Total
8
8
25
24
Medium transport
Naval combat
Miscellaneous Aircraft Model
Target drones
Quantity
• TTL BTT-3 Banshee
In service
+
1982
Since
+
Notes Unconfirmed
Advanced Armament Air-to-air-missiles
Mica (144), R-550 Magic II (272), R-530 (128)
Air-to-ground-missiles
AM-39 Exocet, AS-30L (128) Note: Number in parentheses refers to the quantity of missiles purchased, not to current inventory levels.
Air Force Infrastructure Military airfields
3
Doha, al-Ghariyeh, al-Udeid
Updated on 27/08/2007
9
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Air Defense Forces Surface-to-Air Missiles Model
Light missiles
Launchers
Since
Notes
• Mistral • Rapier • Roland 2 Total
24 18 9 51
1995 1984 1988
• FIM-92A Stinger • Blowpipe Total
12 6 18
1989 1986
• GCC Arial Early Warning system
+
+
Shoulder-launched missiles Command and Control
Number unconfirmed
Navy Combat Vessels Type
Quantity
Length (m.)/ displacement (t.)
• Barzan (Vita Vosper Thornycroft)
4
56.3/376
• Damsah class (Combattante III)
3
56/345
Total
7
MFPBs
Updated on 27/08/2007
Notes/armament
8xMM 40 Exocet SSMs 8xMistral SAMs 1x76mm gun 1x30mm gun 8xMM 40 Exocet SSMs 1x76mm gun 2x40mm guns 4x30mm guns
10
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Patrol Craft
Type
Quantity
• Helmatic (M-160) • Damen (Polycat 1450) • Crestitalia (MV-45) • P-1200 • DV-15 Total Future Procurement • DV-15
Landing Craft Type
3 3 4 3 4 17
11.9/12.7 15.5/12
2
15.5/12
Quantity
Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) 48.8
• LCT
Coastal Defense Type • MM-40 Exocet
Naval Infrastructure Naval bases
Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) 16/20 14.5/18 14.5/17
1 Batteries 3-4
Notes/armament
1x20mm gun 1x20mm gun with police With police 12.7mm MG
Optional
Notes/armament 3 tanks, 110 troops Notes
2
Doha, Halul Island
Updated on 27/08/2007
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14. QATAR Contents Major Changes ....................................................................................... 1 General Data .......................................................................................... 1 Arms Trade............................................................................................ 3 Strategic Assets ...................................................................................... 3 Armed Forces......................................................................................... 4 Ground Forces........................................................................................ 5 Air Force ............................................................................................... 8 Air Defense Forces ............................................................................... 10 Navy................................................................................................... 10
Major Changes • No major change has been recorded for the Qatari armed forces.
General Data Official Name of the State: State of Qatar Head of State: Shaykh Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani Prime Minister: Abdallah Ibn Khalifa al-Thani Minister of Defense: Shaykh Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces: Shaykh Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani Chief of General Staff: Brigadier General Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah Commander of the Ground Forces: Colonel Saif Ali al-Hajiri Commander of the Air Force: General Ali Saeed al-Hawal al-Marri Commander of the Navy: Commodore Mohammed Nasser al-Mohanadi Area: 11,437 sq. km. Population: 900,000
Updated on 27/08/2007
1
Qatar
Demography Ethnic groups • • • • •
Arabs Pakistanis Indians Persians Others (mostly Southeast Asians)
Religious groups • Sunni Muslims • Shi'ite Muslims • Others
Economic Data
360,000 162,000 162,000 90,000 126,000
40.0% 18.0% 18.0% 10.0% 14.0%
630,000 235,000 45,000
70.3% 24.3% 5.4%
GDP (current prices) GDP per capita Real GDP growth Consumer price index External debt
$ bn $ % % $ bn
2002 19.7 28,143 7.3 1.0 15.4
2003 23.7 33,857 5.9 2.3 16.9
2004 31.6 45,143 9.9 6.8 18.2
2005 42.1 52,625 8.8 8.8 22.4
2006 49.9 55,444 7.9 7.2 25.7
• Exports fob • Imports fob • Current account balance (including services and income)
$ bn $ bn $ bn
10.98 3.65 3.82
13.38 4.36 5.75
18.68 5.41 7.55
25.76 9.06 10.71
32.01 12.36 11.45
• Total expenditure • Defense expenditure • Real change in defense expenditure • Defense expenditure/GDP
$ bn $ bn %
6.44 NA NA
6.4 NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population m 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 Official exchange rate 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64 QR: $1 Sources: EIU Quarterly Report, EIU Country Profile, IMF International Financial Statistical Yearbook, SIPRI Yearbook.
0.9 3.64
• • • • •
Balance of payments
Government expenditure
%
Updated on 27/08/2007
2
Qatar
Foreign Military Cooperation Type • Foreign forces • Joint maneuvers
• Security agreement
Details 450 US military personnel (September 2006) France (2003), GCC countries (2003), Italy (2007), Pakistan (2007) UK, US (2002), Yemen Bahrain, France, GCC, Germany (2005), Italy, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Korea (2006), USA (2003)
Arms Trade Arms Procurement and Security Assistance Received Country France Sweden US
Type • Arms transfers • Arms transfers • Arms transfers
• Military training • Facilities
Details DV-15 FPBs (2003) Tactical communication systems (2004) S-92 helicopters (2005) , Patriot SAMs (2006) Advisers, instructors (2006) Construction and upgrading of al-Udeid AFB (2003)
Arms Sales and Security Assistance Extended Country US
Type • Facilities
Details Use of Air Operations Center at al-Udeid AFB and Ground Operations Center at asSayliyah; pre-positioning of equipment for rapid deployment forces (2006)
Strategic Assets NBC Capabilities Nuclear capability No known nuclear activity. Party to the NPT.
Chemical weapons and protective equipment No known CW activities. Party to the CWC.
Biological weapons
No known BW activities. Party to the BWC.
Updated on 27/08/2007
3
Qatar
Armed Forces Order-of-Battle Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
11,800
11,800
11,800
11,800
11,800
2
2
2
2
2
11
11
11
11
11
44 ~260 (338) 56
44 ~260 (338) 56
30 (44)* 280 (310)* 56
30 (44) 280 (310)
30 (44) 280 (310)
56
56
18 7 (8) 30 (31)
18 7 (8) 30 (31)
12* 7 (8) 24 (25)*
12 7 (8) 24 (25)
12 7 (8) 24 (25)
51
51
51
51
51
7 • Combat vessels 13 • Patrol craft * Due to change in estimate.
7 13
7 13
7 17
7 17
General data • Personnel (regular)
Ground Forces
• Number of brigades • Total number of battalions • Tanks • APCs/AFVs • Artillery (including MRLs)
Air Force
• Combat aircraft • Transport aircraft • Helicopters
Air Defense Forces • Light SAM launchers
Navy
Personnel Ground Forces Air Force Navy (including Marine Police) Total
Paramilitary
• Armed Police
Updated on 27/08/2007
Regular 8,500 1,500 1,800 11,800
Reserve
8,000
Total 8,500 1,500 1,800 11,800 8,000
4
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Ground Forces Formations
Independent brigades / groups
Armored Mechanized Royal Guard Special forces Artillery Total
Tanks
Model
MBTs Medium and low quality • AMX-30 Total
Independent battalions
Battalions in brigades
1
1 armd., 1 mech., 1 aty. 4
1
Quantity
44 44
Updated on 27/08/2007
3 inf.
2
1 2 7
In service
Since
30 30
1978/1996
5
Notes
Qatar
APCs/AFVs APCs
Model
• VAB
Quantity
In service
134
134
30
30
164
164
• Piranha II
40
• AMX-10P • V-150 Commando Subtotal • AMX 10RC • Engesa EE-9 Subtotal
• AMX-10 VCI Subtotal
IFVs
Reconnaissance Light Armored Vehicles • VBL • Ferret Subtotal Total
Since
Notes
1978
4 mortar carriers, 24 mounted with HOT ATGM Versions VCA and PC used for Artillery support
40
1998
36 with LAV 90mm guns, 2 CMP and 2 ARV
40 8 88
40 8 88
1978 1986
12 20 32
12 0 12
1981 1978
16 10 26 310
16 0 16 280
1994 1968
Updated on 27/08/2007
6
Qatar
Artillery
Model
Self-propelled guns and howitzers
Quantity
In service
Since
• 155mm Mk F-3 (AMX)
22
22
1984
• 155mm G-5
12
12
1991
• 120mm Brandt • 81mm VPM SP
15 4
15 4
1993 1977
Subtotal
19
19
+ 3
+ 3
56
56
Launchers 48
Missiles +
Since 1978
60-100 ~108
+
1987
Towed guns and howitzers Mortars, under 160mm
MRLs
• 122mm BM-21 • Astros II
Total
Anti-Tank Missiles • HOT
Model
• MILAN Total
Updated on 27/08/2007
1992
7
Notes
Mounted on VAB APCs
127mm SS-30 or 180mm SS-40
Notes 24 are mounted on VAB
Qatar
Air Force Order-of-Battle Category Combat Transport Helicopters
Combat Aircraft Model
Advanced multi-role • Mirage 2000
Transport Aircraft
Model Airbus 340 Boeing 727 Boeing 707 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander • Mystère-Falcon 900 Total • • • •
Quantity 12 8 25
Quantity 12
Model
Since 1997
1 1 2 1
In service 1 1 2 1
Since 1993 1979 1977 1986
3 8
2 7
1991
Quantity
Quantity
• Alpha jet Total
6 6
• Hawk 100
18
Future procurement
In service
Notes
12
Training and Liaison Aircraft Jet trainers
In service 12 7 24
Updated on 27/08/2007
In service 6 6
Since
Notes
Notes
Notes
1980
Under negotiation
8
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Helicopters Attack
Model
Quantity
• SA-342 Gazelle
In service
Since
Notes
13
12
1983
2 employed as light helicopters with police
• S-92 • Westland Commando Mk 2/ Mk 3 Subtotal
1 4
1 4
2006 1982
VIP transport 4 out of 12 used for VIP transport
5
5
• Westland Commando Mk 2/ Mk 3 Total
8
8
25
24
Medium transport
Naval combat
Miscellaneous Aircraft Model
Target drones
Quantity
• TTL BTT-3 Banshee
In service
+
1982
Since
+
Notes Unconfirmed
Advanced Armament Air-to-air-missiles
Mica (144), R-550 Magic II (272), R-530 (128)
Air-to-ground-missiles
AM-39 Exocet, AS-30L (128) Note: Number in parentheses refers to the quantity of missiles purchased, not to current inventory levels.
Air Force Infrastructure Military airfields
3
Doha, al-Ghariyeh, al-Udeid
Updated on 27/08/2007
9
Qatar
Air Defense Forces Surface-to-Air Missiles Model
Light missiles
Launchers
Since
Notes
• Mistral • Rapier • Roland 2 Total
24 18 9 51
1995 1984 1988
• FIM-92A Stinger • Blowpipe Total
12 6 18
1989 1986
• GCC Arial Early Warning system
+
+
Shoulder-launched missiles Command and Control
Number unconfirmed
Navy Combat Vessels Type
Quantity
Length (m.)/ displacement (t.)
• Barzan (Vita Vosper Thornycroft)
4
56.3/376
• Damsah class (Combattante III)
3
56/345
Total
7
MFPBs
Updated on 27/08/2007
Notes/armament
8xMM 40 Exocet SSMs 8xMistral SAMs 1x76mm gun 1x30mm gun 8xMM 40 Exocet SSMs 1x76mm gun 2x40mm guns 4x30mm guns
10
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Patrol Craft
Type
Quantity
• Helmatic (M-160) • Damen (Polycat 1450) • Crestitalia (MV-45) • P-1200 • DV-15 Total Future Procurement • DV-15
Landing Craft Type
3 3 4 3 4 17
11.9/12.7 15.5/12
2
15.5/12
Quantity
Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) 48.8
• LCT
Coastal Defense Type • MM-40 Exocet
Naval Infrastructure Naval bases
Length (m.)/ displacement (t.) 16/20 14.5/18 14.5/17
1 Batteries 3-4
Notes/armament
1x20mm gun 1x20mm gun with police With police 12.7mm MG
Optional
Notes/armament 3 tanks, 110 troops Notes
2
Doha, Halul Island
Updated on 27/08/2007
11
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