F15 QA maiden Flight

[striver44]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1250058729996894213

https://twitter.com/x/status/1250004858452627456

 

[Trango Towers]

wow....but so many variants in the Qatari airforce

 

[Avicenna]

Whose gonna fly these fancy toys?

 

[striver44]

Whose gonna fly these fancy toys?

ehhh pilots

 

[dbc]

Whose gonna fly these fancy toys?

Probably PAF exchange pilots or ex-PAF pilots - I suspect?

 

[ArabianEmpires&Caliphates]

The Saudi Arabian F-15S version is still more advanced.

Good for the arsenal of the GCC.

I might dislike the current policies of the current Emir of Qatar but I am well aware of the ground realities and the inevitable return to normalcy. Qatar cannot afford otherwise.

However Qatar takes the cake for buying the most amount of military hardware for no real reason. They already host the largest US base in the region that offers them all the protection that they need. Their military purchases are nothing more than buying political goodwill.

A nation of 350.000 natives is better armed than most medium sized nations on the planet, including middle-sized European countries. Absurd but this is the reality of many of our Arab regimes nowadays, sadly.

Qatar should have invested that money in alternative energy, science and technology and more of the ongoing desertification projects. Or domestic military firms if they have any. Follow the steps of KSA and UAE. Kuwait is even worse in this regard.

This is why the GCC should merge into a single federal state where such policies would become collective state policies.

They are doing fine economically, investment wise and filthy rich (350.000 people helps greatly) but there have been far too much wastefulness in the greater picture.

Whose gonna fly these fancy toys?

Saudi Arabian/GCC pilots.

 

[Avicenna]

Quite a ramp up from its current force to its planned one.

F-15s, Rafales and Eurofighters from about 12 Mirage 2000?

There has to be a massive drive to recruit potential airmen from the local population.

Do we see that?

 

[striver44]

The Saudi Arabian F-15S version is still more advanced.

Good for the arsenal of the GCC.

I might dislike the current policies of the current Emir of Qatar but I am well aware of the ground realities and the inevitable return to normalcy. Qatar cannot afford otherwise.

However Qatar takes the cake for buying the most amount of military hardware for no real reason. They already host the largest US base in the region that offers them all the protection that they need. Their military purchases are nothing more than buying political goodwill.

A nation of 350.000 natives is better armed than most medium sized nations on the planet, including middle-sized European countries. Absurd but this is the reality of many of our Arab regimes nowadays, sadly.

Qatar should have invested that money in alternative energy, science and technology and more of the ongoing desertification projects. Or domestic military firms if they have any. Follow the steps of KSA and UAE. Kuwait is even worse in this regard.

This is why the GCC should merge into a single federal state where such policies would become collective state policies.

They are doing fine economically, investment wise and filthy rich (350.000 people helps greatly) but there have been far too much wastefulness in the greater picture.



Saudi Arabian/GCC pilots.

qatar is okay without Saudi telling him what to do and what not to do.

do something Stupid and Qatar will likely be closer to Iran, something than gulf monarch should avoid especially because of their incompetence now instead of choking Iran, Bin salman and his stooge successfully let Iran encircle Saudi Arabia.

Quite a ramp up from its current force to its planned one.

F-15s, Rafales and Eurofighters from about 12 Mirage 2000?

There has to be a massive drive to recruit potential airmen from the local population.

Do we see that?

there must be mercenary pilots out there, Iraq did just that dring Iran Iraq War

 

[Avicenna]

qatar is okay without Saudi telling him what to do and what not to do.

do something Stupid and Qatar will likely be closer to Iran, something than gulf monarch should avoid especially because of their incompetence now instead of choking Iran, Bin salman and his stooge successfully let Iran encircle Saudi Arabia.


there must be mercenary pilots out there, Iraq did just that dring Iran Iraq War

It was a rhetorical question.

No way these planes are manned by only local pilots.

 

[ArabianEmpires&Caliphates]

Quite a ramp up from its current force to its planned one.

F-15s, Rafales and Eurofighters from about 12 Mirage 2000?

There has to be a massive drive to recruit potential airmen from the local population.

Do we see that?

Most Qatari pilots, contrary to popular belief on PDF (it seems) are natives. Although Qatar has been known to recruit foreign officers and pilots due to demographic constraints. Their air force is a mixture of locals (majority) and mostly foreign recruits (Arabs as well as non-Arabs).

qatar is okay without Saudi telling him what to do and what not to do.

do something Stupid and Qatar will likely be closer to Iran, something than gulf monarch should avoid especially because of their incompetence now instead of choking Iran, Bin salman and his stooge successfully let Iran encircle Saudi Arabia.


there must be mercenary pilots out there, Iraq did just that dring Iran Iraq War

Why are you trolling in this thread? You are clueless about KSA, Qatar and the region.

Qatar is a tiny country whose sole land border is with KSA. 99% of its native population, roughly some 350.000 people, are originally from KSA. Including the ruling family. Ties are like that between family. KSA is the big brother of Qatar and always was and as long as Qatar will exist this will be the case. What is modern-day Qatar has been ruled by dynasties (caliphates, empires, kingdoms, sultanates, emirates, sheikdoms, imamates etc.) from modern-day KSA for millennia and its people have been from KSA as well (continues to this day).
Simply geography and history dictates this.

Despite some political disagreements mainly related to Qatar's sponsorship of MB groups and movements, Qatar remains a firm member of the GCC, the militaries work closely together under the joint GCC command, the intelligence services etc. as well. Joint military exercises take place etc. There has been a political rapprochement recently as well.

Qatar has no option of leaving the "GCC camp" (in some alternative universe). Nor will the US allow it, you think their largest base in the region is located in Qatar by a coincidence?

Iran is of no importance in this relationship as it is weaker than the GCC combined let alone the entire Arab world and nobody is surrounded by anyone. Shia Zaydi Yemeni Arabs are not Iranians nor are Iraqi Sunni Arabs, nor is Bashar al-Assad an Iranian. In the case of Syria, it is under the influence of Russia first and foremost who call all the shots.

99.99% of all the Iraqi pilots during that war (Iraq causing much more harm for Iran than the other way around despite being a smaller country and having a smaller population) were local Iraqis.

 

[masterchief_mirza]

F15 is a beautiful aircraft. American aircraft always just ooze aesthetic quality by default somehow.

 

[striver44]

Most Qatari pilots, contrary to popular belief on PDF (it seems) are natives. Although Qatar has been known to recruit foreign officers and pilots due to demographic constraints. Their air force is a mixture of locals (majority) and mostly foreign recruits (Arabs as well as non-Arabs).



Why are you trolling in this thread? You are clueless about KSA, Qatar and the region.

Qatar is a tiny country whose sole land border is with KSA. 99% of its native population, roughly some 350.000 people, are originally from KSA. Including the ruling family. Ties are like that between family. KSA is the big brother of Qatar and always was and as long as Qatar will exist this will be the case. What is modern-day Qatar has been ruled by dynasties (caliphates, empires, kingdoms, sultanates, emirates, sheikdoms, imamates etc.) from modern-day KSA for millennia and its people have been from KSA as well (continues to this day).
Simply geography and history dictates this.

Despite some political disagreements mainly related to Qatar's sponsorship of MB groups and movements, Qatar remains a firm member of the GCC, the militaries work closely together under the joint GCC command, the intelligence services etc. as well. There has been a political rapprochement recently as well.

Iran is of no importance in this relationship as it is weaker than the GCC combined let alone the entire Arab world and nobody is surrounded by anyone. Shia Zaydi Yemeni Arabs are not Iranians nor are Iraqi Sunni Arabs, nor is Bashar al-Assad an Iranian. In the case of Syria, it is under the influence of Russia first and foremost who call all the shots.

99.99% of all the Iraqi pilots during that war (Iraq causing much more harm for Iran than the other way around despite being a smaller country and having a smaller population) were local Iraqis.

I'm not trolling but looking at the military reality around Saudi Arabia, you're foreign policy and action is clearly backstabbing. 10 years ago iran wasn't in yemen, Iraq or Syria. but thanks to many of your Kings very very smart decision. Now Iran is in control of 3 Arab Capitals (Baghdad,Sana and Damascus).

You Pursue MB's while losing the region to the Shiite Iran. lol

Like I said , do something stupid like build a canal separating Qatar, and we'll see where that will get you.

Iran on Paper might be weaker than you, but they are determined and quite smart , something that you don't have.

 

[Avicenna]

F15 is a beautiful aircraft. American aircraft always just ooze aesthetic quality by default somehow.

F-15 is beautiful as is F-16.

But the Flanker takes the cake.

 

[nomi007]

QAF is going to be the most advanced airforce in the world.
also good for Pakistan, in sense of pilot training exchange program.
also, paf will evaluate the high tech for its AZM project

 

[PakFactor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1250058729996894213

https://twitter.com/x/status/1250004858452627456

My God just look at the use of composite material it's like the whole aircraft is covered with it.