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Qatar Armed Forces
Qatari Emiri Land Force
Navy
Naval Jack
Emiri Air Force
Aircraft Markings
Qatari Joint Special Forces
Qatari Amiri Guard See also:
Qatar
Ministry of Defence

Qatar Armed Forces

The Qatar Armed Forces includes three branches - the Qatari Emiri Land Forces (QELF), the Qatari Emiri Navy (QENF), and the Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF).

The flag is an olive green with the badge centered.
Pete Loeser, 19 September 2022

Qatari Emiri Land Force

image by Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

Qatar's Army (QELF) is divided into four mechanized infantry battalions, one armor battalion, one artillery battalion, one air defense battery, one special forces company, and three Royal Guard infantry regiments.
Pete Loeser, 19 September 2022

The Qatari Emiri Land Force is the largest land service branch of the Qatar Armed Forces.
Its flag is maroon with its badge in the center of the flag.
Image of flag:https://dimdex.com
Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

Navy

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Qatar's Navy (QENF) mainly consists of three French La Combattante III missile boats and a fleet of large patrol boats. The Qatar Navy includes its coast guard, marine police and coastal artillery. The Qatar Coast Guard Services also has an additional fleet of new patrol boats.
Pete Loeser, 19 September 2022

The Qatari Emiri Navy, also called the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (QENF), is the naval branch of the armed forces of the State of Qatar. The main task is protection of Qatari territorial waters and oil rigs.

Its flag is navy blue with its badge in the center of the flag.
Image of flag:https://honvedelem.hu/media (first flag at right)
Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

image located by_William Garrison_, 9 July 2022

The badge in the center is from the Mohammed Bin Ghanem Al Ghanem Naval Academy (sometimes styled as Maritime Academy). The full view of the badge can be seen athttps://www.facebook.com/110625737304811/posts/d41d8cd9/242982334069150/
Zachary Harden, 6 August 2022

Naval Jack

2:3 image by Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

Blue flag with golden emblem in the middle. The emblem consists of an anchor surrounded with a wreath and topped with a crescent and star, below is a ribbon bearing inscription. (The image is missing the inscription on the ribbon.)
In the Corr. 4 to the Album 2000 the drawing is lightly updated: the emblem is made bigger and the wreath of (palm?) leaves is green(ish). I suspect that therefore the image in the original 2000 edition is simply an error due to lack of more precise data, and not that a new design was introduced since.
Source: [pay00], Album des pavillons 2000 Željko Heimer, 7 December 2002 and 26 July 2005

The inscription on the ribbon is: القوات البحرية الأميري القطرية - Al-Quwwat Al-Bahriyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah - Qatari Emiri Naval Forces

Image of flag:https://www.overtdefense.com
Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

Qatari Emiri Air Force

image by Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) is the air arm of the Qatar Armed Forces. They began building their Air Force in 1974 with help from the French after gaining their independence from the United Kingdom in 1971. The QEAF is headquartered at Al-Udeid Air Base. The air base also is home to the forward commands of the United States Air Force, the Royal Air Force, and other foreign allied forces.
Pete Loeser, 19 September 2022

The Qatari Emiri Air Force is the air arm of the armed forces of the state of Qatar. It was established in 1974 as a small aerial support wing, although in modern times it has evolved into a potent, well equipped force.

Its flag is light blue with its badge in the center of the flag.
Images of flag:
https://honvedelem.hu/hirek
https://honvedelem.hu (first flag at left)
Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

Air Force Ensign

image by Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

Images of flag:
https://www.afcent.af.mil
https://www.kuna.net.kw
Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

Aircraft Markings

Qatar Emiri Air force roundel & fin flash 1974-

images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 9 August 2024

Roundel of maroon, golden and white.
Source: [pay00], Album des pavillons 2000 Željko Heimer, 7 December 2002

The Qatar aircraft marking is a red-yellow-white roundel.
Source: Taschenhandbuch der Militärflugzeuge p.174 (German version of "The Pocket Guide to Military Aircraft and the World's Air Forces," David DONALD, 2001).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 March 2009

Qatar Emiri Air force roundel & fin flash variant 1974-

images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 9 August 2024

Qatar Emiri Air force low visibility roundel

images by Nozomi Kariyasu, 9 August 2024

Qatari Joint Special Forces

image by Pete Loeser, 19 September 2022

The Qatari Joint Special Forces (QJSF) act, as I understand it, as the special operations force of Qatar (similar to the US Special Forces, or Green Berets).
Pete Loeser, 19 September 2022

Qatari Amiri Guard

image by Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024

The Qatari Amiri Guard also spelled as the Emiri Guard is an elite military protection unit of the Qatari Armed Forces. Their barracks are located in downtown Doha. The unit's primary responsibilities include ensuring the security of the Emir of Qatar and the House of Al Thani. Members of the unit stand guard at the Emir's residence in the capital of Doha and escort the head of state to different events. The unit provides public duties on behalf of the entire military. It provides guards of honor during military ceremonies (e.g. military parades, state visits, and funeral honors). It uses British style honor guard rituals when providing a general salute or conducting any commands in general. Members of the guard are annual participants in the Qatari National Day Parade.

Source: https://www.doha.directory/amiri-guard/i/504

Images of flag:
https://www.facebook.com/photo
https://www.facebook.com/photo
https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/4125/TopNews
https://x.com/QatarAmiriGuard/status

Zoltan Horvath, 5 September 2024