The Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force expand defence partnership. The agreement will see a joint RAF & Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) Hawk training squadron established at RAF Leeming in Yorkshire, and regular RAF Voyager deployments to Qatar to provide air-to-air refuelling (AAR) opportunities for the QEAF.
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The UK & Qatar Defence Secretaries both signed the agreement. Photo taken at an event in 2020 pre-COVID lockdown (Picture source: Royal Air Force)
