Aircraft
Qatar Boosts Its Order for Rafales, And Confirms Typhoons
The Gulf state will now buy 36 French combat jets, not 24. It also confirmed its order for 24 Eurofighter Typhoons.
Deliveries of the Rafale to Qatar are due to start next year. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)
Deliveries of the Rafale to Qatar are due to start next year. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)

Qatar has exercised an option to buy 12 more Dassault Rafales, making a total of 36 now due to enter service with the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF), starting next year. Dassault said that Qatar had “expressed satisfaction with the performance of the main contract” and said it had signed “an agreement on future cooperation.” Separately, BAE Systems confirmed that it had now signed the expected deal to supply 24 Eurofighter Typhoons to Qatar.