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2026-10-22 Arabia

Qatar could bring a serious new capability to Saudi Arabia’s fight against the Houthis

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Posted by badanov 2026-10-22 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [96 views ] Top
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1 Qatar could bring a serious new capability to Saudi Arabia’s fight against the Houthis

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Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-10-22 02:20|| 2026-10-22 02:20|| Front Page Top

2 Pakistan already has a squadron of 16 JF-17's deployed to Saudi. Not making much difference. Figure 20% of those aircraft deadlined at any point in time due scheduled maintenance and a minimum of 20% more needs to be retained as reserve. Throw in 20% on standby for actual attacks. That leaves 40% "available" to deploy.

So more likely just the 24 Eurofighter Typhoons to keep it easy for logistical purposes. Once deployed again 20% sked mx, 20% reserve, 20% hot standby for interdiction which means maybe 10 aircraft available for strike missions on any given day. Oh yeah - are there revetments or protected hangers for the fighters to park in or will they simply be targets for drones / mortars / rockets parked on the tarmac.

Posted by Dopey Photch2701 2026-10-22 06:10|| 2026-10-22 06:10|| Front Page Top

3 Qatar's aircraft would certainly help if:

they were properly coordinated with the existing Saudi and Pakistan forces and

the Qatar pilots were well trained and

the Qatar aircraft had the right kind of weapons.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-10-22 10:05|| 2026-10-22 10:05|| Front Page Top

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