Qatar: Major-General Al-Khayareen, F-35 JSF and F-16Vnote

Commander of the Qatari Air Force (QAF) Major-General Mubarak Bin Mohammad Al-Khayareen is said to be dissatisfied with how the talks with the Americans on the QAF aircraft procurement programme proceed. The following 444-word report sheds more light on his position with regards to the whole process, including Qatar’s plans to buy the F-35 JSF and the Pentagon’s proposal to sell it the F-16V. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/42 – October 18, 2013)]