The Pentagon will build a facility for the Qatar air force at an Idaho air base, the defense secretary announced on Friday. The arrangement appears to flow from earlier agreements related to the 2017 sale of Boeing F-15Q combat jets to the Gulf monarchy, but the scope of the project, its cost and financing, and Congressional buy-in remain unclear.
“Today, we’re announcing we’re signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home air base in Idaho,” Hegseth said during a morning appearance with Qatari Defense Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the Pentagon. Hegseth made the announcement after thanking his counterpart for Qatar’s role as mediators in the Israel-Gaza war.
Seven hours later, Hegseth’s X account tweeted , “