List of equipment of the Qatar Armed Forces

This is a list of equipment used by the Qatar Armed Forces.[1]

Qatari Emiri Land Force

Armoured vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Armoured fighting vehicles
Leopard 2A7+ Germany Main battle tank 62 [1]
Altay South Korea
Turkey (licence) 		Main battle tank 0 100 on order.[2]
Piranha II 90mm  Switzerland
United Kingdom
Belgium 		Tank destroyer 36 [1]
40 Piranha II designed by Mowag, manufactured by Alvis PLC, 36 of which were armed with a CCTS-90 turret from John Cockerill.[3]
Boxer - RCT-30 Germany
Netherlands 		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.[4][5]
AMX-10P France Infantry fighting vehicles 40 [1]
AMX-10RC France Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 12 [1]
Fennek Germany
Netherlands 		RECCE vehicle 32 [1]
VAB France 6×6 armoured multirole vehicle 180 [6]
VAB purchased in 1982, and modernised in the 2010s.[7][6]

They are equipped with

  • Aselsan SARP RCWS
Personnel carriers
AMX-VCI France Armoured personnel carrier 30 [1]
V-150 Chaimite United States Armoured personnel carrier 8 [1]
Ejder Yalcin Turkey MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 342 Order announced in March 2018 (DIMDEX 2018). They are equipped with SARP-DUAL RCWS.[8]
Kirpi-2 Turkey MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 50 50 ordered in 2018.[9][10]
RG-31 South Africa MRAP infantry mobility vehicle – [1]
BMC Amazon Turkey MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 35 [1]
NMS Turkey MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 214 [1][8]
Dingo 2 Germany MRAP infantry mobility vehicle 14 [1]
VBL France Ifantry mobility vehicle 16 [1]

Engineering & Maintenance vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
WiSENT 2 AEV Germany Armoured engineering vehicle 6 [1]
Piranha  Switzerland Armoured recovery vehicle 4
AMX-30D France Armoured recovery vehicle 1 [1]

Fire support/Artillery

Mortars

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes
MO-120RT
(illustration) 		France Heavy mortar 120 mm 200 [11]
L16 81 mm United Kingdom
Canada 		Infantry mortar 81 mm 30
Brandt 60 mm LR – France Infantry mortar 60 mm 15

Howitzers

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes
RCH 155 Germany Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm NATO
L/52 		0 Swap of 12 RCH 155 in exchange of 12 PzH2000 in service with the army.[12]
Panzerhaubitze 2000 Germany 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 France Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm
L/33 		22 [13]
G5 155 mm South Africa Towed howitzer 155 mm
L/45 		12 [14][15]

Rocket artillery

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
BM-21 Grad 122 mm Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 3 [16]
Astros II MLRS Brazil Multiple rocket launcher 6 [17]
Weapons:
  • SS-30 missile (127 mm)
  • SS-40 missile (180 mm)
M142 HIMARS United States Multiple rocket launcher 7 [18]
Purchased in December 2012, when Qatar notified the United States of a possible Foreign Military Sale of 7 M142 HIMARS systems.
Weapons:

Ballistic missiles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Ballistic missiles
SY-400 – China Short-range ballistic missile launch system 12 - 18
(estimate) 		[19]
Weapons: BP-12A

Air-defence

Air defence cannons

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes
KORKUT – Turkey SPAAG
(Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun) 		2 × 35×228mm 0 15 in total were ordered.[20]

Man portable anti-air missiles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Launchers Missiles
Blowpipe United Kingdom [Man-portable air-defence system 6 50
Mistral France [Man-portable air-defence system 24 600
Stinger United States Man-portable air-defense system 12 60

Air-defence

Model Image Origin Type Quantity
(fire units) 		Notes
Anti-ballistic missile air defence system
THAAD

United States Anti-ballistic surface-to-air missile system Not announced Missile system ordered in 2025.[21]

Equipment

  • AN/TPY-2 (with cooling and power units)
  • THAAD command and control center
  • Launchers
Medium range air defence system
Patriot PAC-3 United States Medium-range surface-to-air missile system 11 Ordered through a foreign military sale:[22]
NASAMS 2 Norway
United States 		Medium-range surface-to-air missile system 10 [23]
Equipment
Short range air defence system
Rapier United Kingdom Short-range surface-to-air missile system 6 Systems ordered in 1981, entered service in 1983.
Equipment:
Roland France
Germany 		Short-range surface-to-air missile system 9 In 1986 Qatar ordered:[28]

Small arms

Qatar Emiri Air Force

Main article: Qatar Emiri Air Force § Aircraft

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