Trump’s Deal: Qatar to Buy MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft and Counter-Drone Solutions From the U.S.

Trump’s deal: Qatar to buy MQ-9B unmanned aircraft and counter-drone solutions from the U.S.

According to a White House fact sheet, one of the agreements involves a $1 billion deal for Qatar’s acquisition of cutting-edge counter-drone technology. This makes Qatar the first international customer for Raytheon’s Fixed Site – Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aerial System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS), specifically designed to neutralise unmanned aircraft. The second deal, valued at nearly $2 billion, involves the sale of MQ-9B aerial drones…

GA-ASI to Sell Military Aircraft to Qatar; Deal Worth Nearly $2B - San Diego Business Journal

POWAY – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will build an unspecified number of MQ-9B remotely piloted military aircraft systems for the Middle Eastern country of Qatar in a deal worth nearly $2 billion. The White House announced May 14 that the U.S. government had signed the deal with the government of Qatar. GA-ASI builds MQ-9B […]