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==Military==
==Military==
[[File:Photo 2026-03-06 00-40-28.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The radar at Al Udeid Air Base.<ref>[https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/iran-blinds-us-with-unprecedented Iran Blinds US With Unprecedented Campaign of Strikes on Region's Strategic Radars], Simplicius, Mar 05, 2026.</ref>]]
[[File:Photo 2026-03-06 00-40-28.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The radar at Al Udeid Air Base.<ref>[https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/iran-blinds-us-with-unprecedented Iran Blinds US With Unprecedented Campaign of Strikes on Region's Strategic Radars], Simplicius, Mar 05, 2026.</ref>]]
Qatar's defense expenditures are estimated to be in the range of 10% of GDP. Qatar maintains a military force of about 12,000 men, including an army, navy, and air force. The country has a public security force of about 8,000 men, including a coast guard, national firefighting force, air wing, marine police, and an internal security force. Qatar also has signed defense pacts with the U.S., U.K., and France. Qatar plays an active role in the collective defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC—the regional organization of the Arab states in the Gulf; the other five members are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the U.A.E., and Oman). Qatari forces played an important role in the first Gulf War, and Qatar has supported U.S. military operations critical to the success of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Qatar's defense expenditures are estimated to be in the range of 10% of [[GDP]]. Qatar maintains a military force of about 12,000 men, including an army, navy, and air force. The country has a public security force of about 8,000 men, including a coast guard, national firefighting force, air wing, marine police, and an internal security force. Qatar also has signed defense pacts with the U.S., U.K., and France. Qatar plays an active role in the collective defense efforts of the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] (GCC—the regional organization of the [[Arab]] states in the Gulf; the other five members are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the U.A.E., and Oman). Qatari forces played an important role in the [[First Gulf War]], and Qatar has supported U.S. military operations critical to the success of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] and [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
===Al Udeid Air Base===
===Al Udeid Air Base===