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State Dept. OK’s $1.1B Support Package For Qatar’s F-15QAs

By Marc Selinger

Friday, November 3rd, 2017

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The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of $1.1 billion worth of construction, cybersecurity and force protection to Qatar to support the country’s F-15QA multi-role fighters.The potential deal includes facilities for alert, cyber, force protection, maintenance, training and squadron operations functions. It also contains hangars, hardened shelters, parking/loading ramps, taxiways, weapon storage areas, and cybersecurity and force protection services.The package would ensure that Qatar’s air force “can utilize the F-15QA aircraft to its full potential,” the State Department…

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