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Middle East
South Korean and Israeli Defense Companies Benefit from $243 Billion Middle Eastern Defense Spending.
Middle East defense spending hit $243 billion in 2024, driven by regional tensions and economic diversification, with Israel and Saudi Arabia leading growth. 2025 sees the UAE prioritising economic growth (4.8% projected) and diversifying defence […]
Air Platform
Turkish President Erdogan Travels to Qatar, Seeking to Buy 24 Used Eurofighters.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited his country’s close ally Qatar on Wednesday, signing a series of agreements, including on defense, with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Ahead of his visit, reports indicated […]
Middle East
By bombing Qatar, Israel sent a strong signal to the Middle East that Hamas and Hezbollah have no place to hide.
In the war against Iran and its allies that it has been waging since October 7, 2023, Israel has established a pattern of wiping out entire slates of enemy leaders. Last September, Israel shocked Hezbollah […]
Middle East
Israeli Air Force Bombed Hamas Headquarters in Qatar’s Capital Doha.
Multiple explosions were heard in Qatar’s capital, Doha, in an attack targeting Hamas leaders, including Khalil al-Hayya. Israel struck Qatar’s capital, Doha, on Tuesday, in missile attacks that it said were aimed at senior leaders […]
Middle East
President Trump Reshaped the Middle East After Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Sites
Gulf states with strong ties to President Donald Trump are emerging from the war between Israel and Iran with greater regional influence and with some of their longstanding security concerns over Iranian power assuaged. The […]
Direct-energy Weapons
Qatar Becomes The First Export Customer of FS-LIDS Anti-drone System
On May 14, 2025, the U.S. Government announced a $1 billion defense agreement with Qatar via an official statement, establishing the Gulf nation as the first international customer of Raytheon’s Fixed Site Low, Slow, Small […]
Civil Aviation
Boeing Awarded the Largest Aircraft Production Contract by Qatar Airways
US President Donald Trump is reportedly poised to accept a $625 million luxury plane from the Middle Eastern kingdom Qatar, which he then intends to convert into a new version of the presidential jet Air […]
Middle East
U.S. State Department Approves MQ-9B Drones For Qatar Worth $1.96 Billion
On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of State officially approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar to acquire MQ-9B drones and associated equipment, estimated at $1.96 billion. The Defense Security […]
Middle East
Turkish shipbuilder Dearsan lays keels of two FAC 50 Fast Attack Craft for Qatar
Dearsan signed a contract with the Qatar Armed Forces on June 21, 2023, in Doha for the construction of two 50-meter missile-equipped Fast Attack Craft. The work under the contract started on February 12, 2024, […]