In an interview in
London, he stressed that Qatar's ambitions were met with Britain's ambition to
build a balanced power between land, sea and air.
In addition to weapons
system interoperability, Qatar will receive a transfer of knowledge in
operating Typhoon jets.
"The RAF's 11th Typhoon Squadron is a way to transfer knowledge to our closest friends and train their future pilots," Sampson said.
This aircraft made by
the Eurofighter consortium has the ability to receive refuelling in the air, thereby increasing the range of combat operations.
In 2017, BAE Systems
and Qatar signed a contract worth around £5 billion (6.7 billion USD) for 24
Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to replace its then inventory of Dassault
Mirage 2000-5s.
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