Air Force of Qatar received the first of the ordered number of fighter aircraft Dassault Rafale – Double fighter Rafale DQ. Solemn ceremony of transfer of the aircraft took place at the head office of the French company Dassault Aviation in Merignac near Bordeaux, passes blog bmpd.
In Qatar Air Force Rafale aircraft have received the official name “Al-Adiyat” (“Rider”, “prancing”).
The contract for the purchase of 24 Dassault Rafale multirole fighters (18 single Rafale EQ and six doubles Rafale DQ), with the possibility of acquiring more 12, It was signed between the Corporation and the French Air Force in Qatar in May 2015 of the year. The value of the contract entered technical and service support, training, and the supply of arms. December 2017 the parties signed a second contract for the delivery of 12 aircraft.
Qatar supplied aircraft Dassault Rafale EQ / DQ characterized using a number of improvements and new systems, including non-French production, in particular installation Israeli helmet target indication system Elbit Systems Targo II and US suspended sighting and navigation containers Lockheed Martin Sniper XR.
Total currently three double Rafale fighter for the Air Force built the DQ Qatar and at least seven single Rafale EQ. Supply 24 aircraft is planned by the end of 2020 of the year, yet 12 – at 2021-2022 years.
According to the blog, Qatar so far ordered 96 modern multi-role fighters three types: 36 French Rafale fighter, 36 Boeing F-15QA American fighters and 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter. Additionally ordered nine combat-training aircraft Hawk AJT.
To date, Qatar Air Force have on all armed 12 combat fighters Dassault Mirage 2000-5EDA / DDA and six combat-capable aircraft Alpha Jet E.