{"id":3550,"date":"2018-05-24T19:05:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T19:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2018-05-24T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T19:05:46","slug":"in-the-air-on-the-ground-and-sea-qatars-arms-shopping-list-is-exponentially-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/05\/24\/in-the-air-on-the-ground-and-sea-qatars-arms-shopping-list-is-exponentially-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"IN THE AIR, ON THE GROUND AND SEA: QATAR\u2019S ARMS SHOPPING LIST IS EXPONENTIALLY GROWING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/05\/Dassault-Rafale-Qatar-Emiri-Air-Force.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3551\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/05\/Dassault-Rafale-Qatar-Emiri-Air-Force-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/05\/Dassault-Rafale-Qatar-Emiri-Air-Force-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/05\/Dassault-Rafale-Qatar-Emiri-Air-Force-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/05\/Dassault-Rafale-Qatar-Emiri-Air-Force-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/05\/Dassault-Rafale-Qatar-Emiri-Air-Force-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/05\/Dassault-Rafale-Qatar-Emiri-Air-Force-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/05\/Dassault-Rafale-Qatar-Emiri-Air-Force-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/05\/Dassault-Rafale-Qatar-Emiri-Air-Force.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Offiziere.ch<\/p>\n<p>By Paul Iddon<\/p>\n<p>If even a sizable portion of the Emirate of Qatar\u2019s current arms deals come to fruition in the foreseeable future then Doha\u2019s military will become far larger and more powerful in the first half of the 2020s.<\/p>\n<p>From expanding its air force with cutting edge American and French fighter jets to an unprecedented expansion of its ground and naval forces, Qatar is pouring billions into making its military a formidable power that could punch well above its weight in the Persian Gulf region, if it finds enough skilled personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at: https:\/\/www.offiziere.ch\/?p=33510<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Offiziere.ch By Paul Iddon If even a sizable portion of the Emirate of Qatar\u2019s current arms deals come to fruition in the foreseeable future then Doha\u2019s military will become far larger and more powerful in the first half of the 2020s. 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