Qatar announces contracts worth $23 bln at defence conference | Reuters:
"Qatar announced contracts worth $23 billion on Thursday to buy attack helicopters, advanced anti-missile interception systems and other military equipment, as the Gulf state accelerates a military build-up.
The world's top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter announced deals with 20 companies, including firms from the United States which were awarded deals worth 27.5 billion Qatar riyal ($7.55 billion), said a spokeswoman for a Doha defence conference where the announcements were made.
The announcements included a contract with Boeing to buy 24 Apache helicopters for 8.9 billion riyals."
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