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@SputnikInt

Sep 11 • 7 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X

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🚨🇷🇺🇶🇦 Qatar needs Russia’s S-400s, Vikings, and Tor-M2s for a real air defense shield, says Russian military analyst Igor Korotchenko

Here’s why👇🧵

1️⃣ PATRIOTS NO MORE

Recent events show that Qatar's sole reliance on the US Patriot system is no longer viable

The system has big flaws, such as limited firing, low mobility, and embedded “backdoors” that can disable it remotely if US interests aren’t aligned

2️⃣ MOBILITY MATTERS

The Patriot system can’t engage targets 360°

It is truck-transported, unlike Russia’s highly mobile tracked or wheeled air defense systems

Mobility is a game-changer in modern warfare

3️⃣ RUSSIA-QATAR TIES TO THRIVE

Russia—Qatar and Russia have strong ties, including at the leadership level

Russia’s defense industry can supply advanced systems alongside its own military needs. Qatar is a priority partner

4️⃣ SOPHISTICATED MISSILE SHIELD

Qatar needs a layered, multi-tier air defense:

🔸Long-range S-400 (as owned by India and Turkiye)

🔸Mid-range Viking (export version of Buk-M3)

🔸Short-range Tor-M2 (highly mobile and modular)

This combination covers all altitudes and threat types

5️⃣ HIGHLY MOBILE TOR-M2

This air defense system offers flexible close-in protection for VIP residences, gas facilities, ports, and other critical infrastructure

Their mobility means rapid redeployment as threats shift

6️⃣ US UNRELIABLE ALLY

The US has shown itself to be an unreliable ally, and Qatar can no longer depend on the American security umbrella

Qatar has the resources to build its own sovereign air defense system—and Russia is ready to help make it happen

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