Qatar Confirms Dassault Rafale Acquisition

Qatar Confirms Dassault Rafale Acquisition

Qatar Confirms Dassault Rafale Acquisition. Qatar will operate a future fleet of 36 Dassault Rafale, having signed an option to promote a previous commitment for 24 of that type.

Announced by the manufacturer on December 7, the development is based on a contract signed in May 2015 that includes the provision of 18 Rafale equalizers of one seat and six coaches of two-seat DQ model.

Dassault has not revealed if the new order of 12 units will contain additional instructors.

The Qatar Emiri Air Force is scheduled to receive its first Rafale in 2018.

The depiction of an artist's fighter plane shows it in a two-tone gray camouflage livery and is armed with MBDA's mid-range air-to-air missiles and the IRIS-Ts short-range defense Diehl.