Airbus
Defence
and
Space
to
Enhance
Qatar
Armed
Forces
Command
and
Control
Capabilities
with
Direct
Access
to
Satellite
Imagery
Qatar
Armed
Forces
will
receive
and
process
satellite
data
through
a
multi-mission
Direct
Receiving
Station
This
ground
infrastructure
will
be
specifically
equipped
with
all
necessary
tools
to
support
military
operations,
crisis
monitoring
or
environment
studies
Airbus
Defence
and
Space
has
been
awarded
a
contract
to
provide
Qatar
Armed
Forces
(QAF)
with
a
multi-mission
Direct
Receiving
Station
and
image
analysis
capabilities.
This
complete
infrastructure
will
allow
QAF
to
receive
and
process
satellite
data
and
give
them
the
capacity
to
produce
value
added
data
and
situation
reports
for
military
operations
and
various
government
applications.
A
comprehensive
set
of
services
is
also
part
of
the
agreement,
including
a
comprehensive
training
and
knowledge
transfer
plan.
QAF
will
be
provided
with
all
the
tools
and
knowledge
necessary
to
satellite
data
acquisition
and
derived-products
generation,
especially
in
the
fields
of
image
analysis,
cartography
and
a
range
of
other
applications.
Thus,
the
QAF
command
and
control
capabilities
will
be
significantly
enhanced.
"This
contract
is
part
of
the
Capability
Enhancement
that
has
been
approved
by
His
Highness
the
Commander
in
Chief.
The
project
shall
enhance
QAF
command
and
control
capability
and
support
to
military
operations.
We
have
selected
Airbus
Defence
and
Space
after
a
rigorous
evaluation
process
which
lasted
more
than
one
year.
We
trust
the
Airbus
technical
and
project
management
capabilities
to
ensure
the
delivery
of
the
project
at
the
highest
standard",
said
Brigadier
Eng.
Abdulaziz
Falah
Al-Dosari,
Assistant
for
Technology
to
the
Minister
of
State
for
Defence
Affairs.
"This
contract
is
the
materialization
of a
relationship
built
on
mutual
trust
that
has
been
developed
with
QAF
for
a
long
time.
It
confirms,
once
again,
the
Airbus
Defence
and
Space
expertise
in
ground
segment
services,
through
its
Direct
Receiving
Stations
and
images
processing
tools
tailored
for
the
Defence
sector",
said
Bernhard
Brenner,
Head
of
Intelligence
Business
Cluster
at
Airbus
Defence
and
Space.
Intelligence
is
the
new
Business
Cluster
within
Airbus
Defence
and
Space
that
brings
together
two
successful
and
established
businesses,
Defence
Systems
and
Geo-Intelligence,
with
strong
national
&
international
Defence
market
synergies.
