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Qatar In Line For Potential $2 Billion FMS Deal For MQ-9s, Munitions, Other Equipment

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

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Qatar In Line For Potential $2 Billion FMS Deal For MQ-9s, Munitions, Other Equipment

Pictured is an MQ-9B for the Japan Coast Guard (General Atomics Photo)

The State Department on Wednesday said it approved a potential $2 billion foreign military sale (FMS) to Qatar that includes eight MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft, missiles, radars, and other sensors. The MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft are supplied by General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems business. The proposed deal also includes 200 Boeing [BA] KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits for Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)-38s or Laser JDAM GBU-54s. Qatar also wants 300 BLU-111 500-pound general purpose bombs, 110 AGM-1142R Hellfire…

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