Sale expected to increase cooperation between Washington and Doha
The defence ministries of Qatar and the US have signed a deal worth an estimated $12bn for the supply of F-15 fighter jets.
The deal is understood to cover 36 jets to be manufactured by Boeing, according to news agency Bloomberg.
The $12bn sale will give Qatar a state of the art capability and increase security cooperation and interoperability between the US and Qatar, Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Roger Cabiness said in a statement.
The new sale came through despite ongoing criticism of Qatars foreign policy by US President Donald Trump.
The deal follows the award in February of a $1.07bn contract to US-based Raytheon for an early warning radar system that will be integrated into Qatars air and missile defence system.
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