The Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces HE Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanim has participated in the second meeting of the Group of Chiefs of Staff of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), United Kingdom, Arab Republic of Egypt and Jordan, which was held in London.

HE the Chief of Staff’s participation comes in response to the invitation he had received from the United Kingdom’s Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Nick Carter  

The meeting discussed a number of important topics including ways of developing forces, capacity building and how to develop the capabilities of individuals.

It also dealt with cyber security issue and ways to counter drone aircraft.  H E the Chief of Staff also paid a visit to the production lines of the Typhoon and Hawk aircraft, BAE Systems during the visit.

H E the Chief of Staff was briefed by the manufacturers on the latest technology and equipment owned by the production lines.

H E the Chief of Staff was accompanied by Executive Director of the company Christopher B, a number of officers of the Qatari Armed Forces, and the company’s senior officials.

Source: The Peninsula