
Qatar’s military, which has acquired a host of manned weapon systems from the United States and other countries in recent years, wants to add unmanned technology to its arsenal.Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, Qatar’s defense minister, said at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29 that unmanned systems “are the future” and that he believes the U.S.-developed F-35 Lightning II, whose prime contractor is Lockheed Martin [LMT], will be the last manned fighter. “This is, I think, the right time…