UK and Qatar pledge to expand collaboration on Typhoon and Hawk aircraft
Typhoon jets from 12 Squadron (the joint UK-Qatar Typhoon squadron) escort the Qatar Airlines 747 carrying rhe Emir of Qatar. (Photo: Crown Copyright)
The two countries signed collaboration agreements across the Hawk and Typhoon aircraft squadrons, but what could this mean for potential Typhoon orders?
The UK and Qatar have signed agreements to deepen their defence partnership, covering the countries’ joint Eurofighter Typhoon and Hawk squadrons – Squadron 12 – as well as current pilot training for Qatari cadets.
The agreements come off the back off a state vising from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to the UK, with the two countries agreeing on a wide-ranging ‘Future Framework’ to strengthen their cooperation.
The two nations said in a joint statement that, as part of its focused bilateral efforts, it would “strengthen [their] respective defence capabilities through broadening our cooperation on
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