3月31日,卡塔尔媒体报道,卡塔尔军方与中国精密机械进出口总公司签署了谅解备忘录,卡塔尔将向中国采购侦察打击一体化无人机,并且有可能引进生产许可证在当地生产。
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An agreement was signed to provide support in the field of manufacturing and military cooperation between the steering committee of drone project and Chinese National Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CASIC). Another MoU with the same Chinese company was signed to provide the support in the field of manufacturing and military cooperation and technology transfer to Qatar. )
卡塔尔是国产侦察打击一体化无人机在海湾的第三个也有可能是第四个用户,此前有消息说伊拉克、沙特可能还有阿联酋都引进了中国侦察打击一体化无人机。
从此次中方合作单位是中国精密机械进出口总公司来看,此次卡塔尔军方引进可能是CH-4侦察打击一体化无人机,此前伊拉克已经引进了这种无人机,并且在打击极端组织的作战之中发挥了重要,不过卡塔尔倒不是因此CH-4在伊拉克的实战而引进这种无人机,因为卡塔尔属于逊尼派国家,而伊拉克则是什叶派主导,此前沙特引进翼龙而不是CH-4就是这个原因,此次卡塔尔引进CH-4倒有跟沙特一别苗头的竟味,因为两国一直在为争夺逊尼派领袖而较劲。