Qatar to buy US Air Defence System

The Qatar armed forces signed an agreement to purchase air defence system from US firm Raytheon at the headquarters of the Qatari military attache in Washington DC. The agreement was signed by Commander of the Emiri Air Defence Forces, Brigadier General Hamad bin Mubarak al-Douai, and Raytheon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dr Tom Kennedy. Qatari Military Attache in Washington, Staff Brigadier Yousef Mohammed al-Kuwari, attended the signing ceremony.