Qatar/UK Training Unit Forms, Qatari Typhoon Flies

UK/Qatar defense ministers
UK Royal Air Force
Credit: Qatari Minister of State for Defense Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah (left, at table) with UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) have established a new training unit in the UK, flying the BAE Systems Hawk. The No. 11 Sqdn. of the QEAF was formally activated on Nov. 24 at RAF Leeming, England, from where it is flying nine Hawk Mk. 167 training aircraft...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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