Qatar, the Pentagon, fighter jets and ground attack aircraftnote

Qatari Minister of State for Defence Affairs Major-General Hamad Bin Ali Al-Atiyyah met US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on 21/11/14 in Washington. The following 416-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns Qatari plans to buy new fighter jets and ground attack aircraft. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/48 – November 28, 2014)]