List of equipment of the Qatar Armed Forces

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

Qatari Emiri Land Force

Armoured vehicles Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Armoured fighting vehicles Leopard 2A7+ Main battle tank 62 Altay (licence) Main battle tank 0 100 on order. Piranha II 90mm Tank destroyer 36 40 Piranha II designed by Mowag, manufactured by Alvis PLC, 36 of which were armed with a CCTS-90 turret from John Cockerill. Boxer - RCT-30 Infantry fighting vehicle 6 A total of 10 Boxer of this type were ordered by Qatar. The first was delivered in December 2025, 6 were delivered by the end of January 2026. AMX-10P Infantry fighting vehicles 40 AMX-10RC Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 12 Fennek Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 32 Personnel carriers AMX-VCI Armoured personnel carrier 30 VAB Armoured personnel carrier 180 VAB purchased in 1982, and modernised in the 2010s. They are equipped with

Aselsan SARP RCWS V-150 Chaimite Armoured personnel carrier 8 Ejder Yalcin MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 342 Order announced in March 2018 (DIMDEX 2018). They are equipped with SARP-DUAL RCWS. Kirpi-2 MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 50 50 ordered in 2018. RG-31 MRAP infantry mobility vehicle – BMC Amazon MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 35 NMS MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 214 Dingo 2 MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 14 VBL Infantry mobility vehicle 16

Engineering & Maintenance vehicles Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Armoured engineering vehicle 6 Piranha Armoured recovery vehicle 4 AMX-30D Armoured recovery vehicle 1

Fire support/Artillery Ballistic missiles Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Ballistic missiles SY-400 – Short-range ballistic missile launch system 12 - 18 (estimate) Weapons: BP-12A

Rocket artillery Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes BM-21 Grad 122 mm Multiple rocket launcher 3 Astros II MLRS Multiple rocket launcher 6 Weapons: SS-30 missile (127 mm) SS-40 missile (180 mm) M142 HIMARS Multiple rocket launcher 7 Qatar Requests Sale of HIMARS, ATACMS and GMLRS - Deagel.com, December 24, 2012 Purchased in December 2012, when Qatar notified the United States of a possible Foreign Military Sale of 7 M142 HIMARS systems. Weapons: 60 M57 Block 1A T2K unitary rockets 30 × 6 M31A1 GMLRS unitary rockets

Howitzers Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity NotesRCH 155Self-propelled howitzer155 mm NATO L/520Swap of 12 RCH 155 in exchange of 12 PzH2000 in service with the army. Panzerhaubitze 2000 Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm NATO L/52 24 12 to be transferred to Germany, in exchange of 12 RCH 155 based on the Boxer AFV platform. AMX F3 Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm L/33 22 G5 155 mm Towed howitzer 155 mm L/45 12

Mortars Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes MO-120RT (illustration) Heavy mortar 120 mm 200 L16 81 mm Infantry mortar 81 mm 30 Brandt 60 mm LR – Infantry mortar 60 mm 15

Air-defence Model Image Origin Type Quantity (fire units) Notes Anti-ballistic missile air defence system THAAD Anti-ballistic surface-to-air missile system Not announced Missile system ordered in 2025.https://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/trump-says-qatar-to-buy-thaad-defenses-pegasus-refuelers-among-42b-investment/ Equipment AN/TPY-2 (with cooling and power units) THAAD command and control center Launchers Medium range air defence system Patriot PAC-3 Medium-range surface-to-air missile system 11 Ordered through a foreign military sale: 11 × AN/MPQ65 target acquisition radars 11 × N/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Systems 44 × M902 Launching Stations 30 × OE-349 Antenna Mast Groups 246 × MIM-104E PAC-2 GEM-T missiles NASAMS 2 Medium-range surface-to-air missile system 10 Equipment 10 × Kongsberg Fire Distribution Center 10 × AN/MPQ-64F1 Improved Sentinel 40 × launchers: Standard launchers, or High Mobility Launchers based on a UNIMOG platform AMRAAM-ER Short range air defence system Rapier Short-range surface-to-air missile system 6 Systems ordered in 1981, entered service in 1983.Equipment: 6 × Blindfire radars 18 × launchers 250 × Rapiers-1 missiles Roland Short-range surface-to-air missile system 9 In 1986 Qatar ordered: 3 × self-propelled Roland 2, based on the AMX-30R chassis 3 × self-propelled Roland 2 systems 6 × Roland 2 based on shelters 200 × Roland missiles

Man portable anti-air missiles Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Launchers Missiles Blowpipe Man-portable air-defense system 6 50 Mistral Man-portable air-defense system 24 600 Stinger Man-portable air-defense system 12 60

Air defence cannons Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes KORKUT – SPAAG (Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun) 2 × 35×228mm 0 15 in total were ordered.

Small arms Anti-tank weapons: 40 × Carl Gustav M2-550 recoilless rifles (84mm) Bofors AT4 CS Swingfire ATGM MBDA HOT ATGM: 48 × launchers, 1,000 × missiles MBDA MILAN ATGM: 100 × launchers, 630 × missiles 9M133 Kornet ATGM: 400 × launchers, 5,000 × missiles on order FGM-148 Javelin ATGM: 50 × CLU, 500 400 × missiles on order$23.9B in Deals Announced on Last Day of DIMDEX - Defensenews.com, 27 March 2014 Grenade launchers: 200 × M203-PI Machine guns: M2 Browning FN MAG FN Minimi Heckler & Koch HK21Gangarossa, Gene Jr. Heckler & Koch: Armorers of the Free World (2001) Assault rifles: 3,000 × Colt CAR-15A1 3,000 × M16 A1Jane's Special Forces Recognition Guide, Ewen Southby-Tailyour (2005), p. 446 FN SCAR FN FAL HK417 Valmet M62 Valmet M76 AK-47Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). AK-103 AKM Carabines: 100 × M4 carbine Precision rifles: Barrett M82A1 HK417 Submachine guns Heckler & Koch MP5A3 Sterling MK-IV\L2A3 Pistols: Heckler & Koch HK4 SIG Sauer P226 Smith & Wesson Model 10 Pump-action shotgun Mossberg Model-700

Qatar Emiri Air Force

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