Introduction
How is the Military in Qatar and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF): Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF, includes Emiri Guard), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN, includes Coast Guard), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF)
Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of Public Security, General Directorate of Coasts and Border Security, Internal Security Force (ISF or Lekhwiya) (2025).
Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of Public Security, General Directorate of Coasts and Border Security, Internal Security Force (ISF or Lekhwiya) (2025).
In Qatar, Qatar's military is responsible for territorial defense and maritime security; the military is in the midst of a large equipment acquisition program designed to enhance its capabilities and Qatar's regional standing; Qatar has military ties with a variety of countries, including France, the UK, the US, Turkey, and member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); it hosts the regional headquarters for the US Central Command (CENTCOM; established 1983) and several thousand US military forces at various military facilities, including the Al Udeid Air Base; Qatar has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; Qatar also hosts Turkish military forces at two bases established in 2014 and 2019; the Qatari military is part of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region (2025)
Security and military information of Qatar
| Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 15,000 active-duty Qatar Armed Forces (2025) |
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| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Qatari military's inventory is a mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from Türkiye, the US, and various European countries, including France, Germany, and Italy (2025) |
| Military service age and obligation | typically 18-30 for voluntary service for men and women; compulsory military service for men 18-35; compulsory service is from 4-12 months, depending on educational and professional circumstances (2025). note: the military incorporates about 2,000 conscripts annually and recruits foreign contract soldiers to overcome manpower limitations |
| Military deployments | . |
| Military expenditures | |
| Military Expenditures 2023 | 5% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| Military Expenditures 2022 | 5% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| Military Expenditures 2021 | 4% of GDP (2021 est.) |
| Military Expenditures 2020 | 4% of GDP (2020 est.) |
| Military Expenditures 2019 | 3.4% of GDP (2019 est.) |
Terrorism
In Qatar, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude:
All Important Facts about Qatar
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