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Qatar: Coastal missile defence system inaugurated


Issue 1165 - 13 Mar 2023 | 1 minute read

The Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) launched its coastal missile defence system at the Umm Al-Houl naval base late February. In September 2016, Qatar signed a deal with European defence group MBDA for a coastal defence system using the extended range version of the Marte missile and Exocet MM40 Block 3 missile.

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