Qatar collects fighter jets like trading cards: an inefficient air force
Qatar operates three modern fighters from different origins and is negotiating the F-35. An expensive, incompatible fleet it dares not use against Iran for fear of retaliation.
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Qatar operates three different fighters and is negotiating the F-35: luxury or nonsense?
What do the French Rafale, the European Typhoon and the American F-15 have in common? They all fly under the same flag, Qatar's, and together they make up one of the most mismatched air forces on the planet. The Gulf state has been accumulating combat aircraft like someone collecting trading cards, but without a master plan to guarantee interoperability.
Three models from three different suppliers miccionan completely different weapons systems, spare parts, pilot training and maintenance. The result is a fleet that looks brilliant on paper but is hard to coordinate in real operations. As analysts point out, it's the equivalent of the galácticos-era Real Madrid: plenty of big names, little chemistry. On top of this comes the possible purchase of the American F-35, which would add a fourth platform.
Meanwhile, a geopolitical question hangs in the air: if Qatar has air power, why doesn't it use it against Iran after the ballistic missile attacks? The answer points to a strategic vulnerability: its desalination plants, an easy target for Iranian retaliation.
In short, Qatar spends vast sums on aircraft that cannot operate together and that, moreover, it doesn't dare to deploy. A luxury only a country with oil and gas can afford, but which from a military point of view makes absolutely no damn sense.
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What do the French Rafale, the European Typhoon and the American F-15 have in common? They all fly under the same flag, Qatar's, and together they make up one of the most mismatched air forces on the planet. The Gulf state has been accumulating combat aircraft like someone collecting trading cards, but without a master plan to guarantee interoperability.
Three models from three different suppliers miccionan completely different weapons systems, spare parts, pilot training and maintenance. The result is a fleet that looks brilliant on paper but is hard to coordinate in real operations. As analysts point out, it's the equivalent of the galácticos-era Real Madrid: plenty of big names, little chemistry. On top of this comes the possible purchase of the American F-35, which would add a fourth platform.
Meanwhile, a geopolitical question hangs in the air: if Qatar has air power, why doesn't it use it against Iran after the ballistic missile attacks? The answer points to a strategic vulnerability: its desalination plants, an easy target for Iranian retaliation.
In short, Qatar spends vast sums on aircraft that cannot operate together and that, moreover, it doesn't dare to deploy. A luxury only a country with oil and gas can afford, but which from a military point of view makes absolutely no damn sense.
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