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Qatar: Air Force

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 17 April 2026UIN 123936

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 121233 on Qatar: Air Force, what the reason given by the Qatari Government was for the formal request of 12 Squadron moving to Qatar.

Answered by Al Carns

The Qatari government made a formal request in January to deploy 12 Squadron in support of their collective self-defence noting rising regional tensions.

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