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US, Qatar Ink $11B Arms Deal


State Dept. photo
State Dept. photo

The Defense Department will provide a fleet Apache helicopters and defense systems to the government of Qatar under an estimated $11 billion deal signed Monday.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Qatari Defense Minister Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah inked the agreement for Apache helicopters and Patriot and Javelin systems at the Pentagon,  DoD said Monday.

“Today’s signing ceremony underscores the strong partnership between the United States and Qatar in the area of security and defense and will help improve our bilateral cooperation across a range of military operations, ” Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said.

Hagel visited Doha last fall to renew the U.S. -Qatar defense cooperation agreement with Attiyah.

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