By 2024, Qatar will obtain an unprecedented number of military gears and aircraft. The volume of its air force will reach 96 aircraft by 2024. Development of this arsenal correlated to the 2017 Gulf diplomatic crisis. With the recent détente in diplomatic relations with its regional counterparts, Qatar found itself with an impressive arsenal and…
Military-Technical Cooperation with Qatar Continues
Military-technical cooperation between Qatar and Russia continues to grow, Qatar is comprehensively considering cooperation with Russia in terms of weapons systems. This was announced by the ambassador of Qatar to Russia, Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jasim Al Thani, in an interview with Kommersant. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. Qatar's ambassador to Moscow, the…
Algeria,Qatar,Vietnam& Serbia Want to Host ArmyGames Competitions
The first international conference on the preparation for the International ARMY Games 2021 was held on Thursday. During the conference, representatives of the military departments of Algeria, Vietnam, Qatar, and Serbia expressed their desire to hold a number of ARMY Games 2021 competitions on their territories. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. On 17 December,…
Algeria & Qatar Considering Hosting Army Games 2021 Competitions
The Russian Ministry of Defence said today that 18 States are considering the possibility of hosting competitions of the International Army Games 2021, among them are the Arab States of Algeria and Qatar. The International Army Games 2021 will be held from 22 August to 4 September 2021. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. This…
SIPRI Released its Trends in International Arms Transfer Report
SIPRI experts prepared a report about trends in international arms report. For a five-year period between 2018-2022 imports of major arms increased by 47% in Europe. At the same time global arms transfers reduced by 5.1%. The decreases in arms transfers occurred in Africa (-40%), in America (-21%), in Asia and Oceania (-7.5%) and in…
World military expenditure reaches it peak
SIPRI reports that total global military expenditure reached $2113 billion in 2021, increasing by 0.7%. The five largest spenders were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia, together accounting for 62% of expenditure. Military expenditure reaches record level in the second year of the pandemic. This was the seventh consecutive year…
DIMDEX 2022: Updates at Official Breefing
As the countdown begins for the seventh edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX), the organising committee provided an update on the preparations and an overview of the event at a diplomat briefing session at Sharq Village and Spa on 21st of February. One of the most awaited events…
Indonesian Air Force Purchases 42 Dassault Rafale Fighters
Yusuf Jauhari, Head of Defence Facilities Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence and Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation signed the contract for the acquisition by Indonesia of 42 latest-generation Dassault Rafale aircraft in Jakarta. The Rafale acquisition for the Indonesian Air Force includes a complete turnkey solution, with a comprehensive package…
Less Than 50 Days Until DIMDEX 2022
The seventh edition of Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2022) will be held in Qatar between 21-23 March 2022. DIMDEX is a dynamic platform attended by key decision makers and industry leaders in the maritime defence and security industry. It provides the opportunity for exhibitors to showcase their latest, state-of-the-art technologies…
Austria to Purchase 18 Leonardo AW169M Light Helicopters
Italy and Austria have signed a government-to-government (G2G) agreement for the sale and procurement of 18 Leonardo AW169M light multirole helicopters for the Austrian Armed Forces. On the 02 December the defence ministers of Italy and Austria Lorenzo Guerini and Klaudia Tanner, signed the implementation phase of the agreement at the Italian Ministry of Defence…