What We Do

Our Mandate

Our Mandate Is Clear

Build a sovereign defence industry for Qatar that stands among the world's best and competes in its markets. Three pillars carry it, each led by one of our divisions.

We are powering Qatar's defence industry.

Our Investment Division is driving our growth and the competitive value we create. Through strategic investments and partnerships, we are connecting established and emerging global defence companies to Qatar. Through our investment strategy, we are firmly positioning Qatar's defence products for national security, and to export to international markets.

We are accelerating national security capability through strategic, commercially driven partnerships. These are localising production and service delivery, securing agreements and gaining international export contracts. Together with our partners, we are building a defence ecosystem that delivers sovereign capability and self-reliant supply chains to globally benchmarked standards. We are creating made-in-Qatar products and services built and designed for local and international markets.

We are innovating today to meet the security challenges of tomorrow. Our Advanced Technology Division is applying the latest innovation to products, investing in intellectual and human capital, and shaping Qatar's defence and security industrial ecosystem. This is strengthening our sovereign capability, raising our competitiveness and establishing our position with international stakeholders and markets.

Three pillars, one purpose: empowering stability.

OUR INVESTMENT APPROACH

Powering Qatar's Defence Sector.

We invest in people, technology and industries. Every investment serves one purpose: to strengthen Qatar's sovereign defence capability while building the scale and strategic partnerships to compete globally. This is how we grow the defence and security industry, advance technology and empower exports

We are a group of more than 20 entities. We grow through a strategic investment portfolio of wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures based in Qatar, complemented by international investments focused on advancing technology-led defence, security products, and services.

Our investment strategy connects the group, harnessing technology, know-how, and capabilities across our companies, strategic alliances and wider Ministry of Defence investments to strengthen sovereign security and self-reliance.

OUR GLOBAL PRESENCE
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Our Mandate

Develop Qatar's defence industry and expand its industrial base
Acquire critical defence technologies and localise intellectual property for Qatar
Build a global presence through strategic alliances

Our Objectives

Maintaining strategic and financial resilience
Localising strategic defence technologies
Creating synergies between our portfolio and local industry
Expanding our defence partnerships worldwide.
Building a self-reliant defence industry and its capabilities

How We Invest?

Whether you are a global defence company seeking a joint venture partner, an investor expanding your reach, or an innovator raising growth funding, talk to us. We invest in three ways:
We invest in wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures with established international defence companies whose technologies are field tested. This localises production for national needs and positions Qatar for regional and international export.
We take minority equity positions in leading global defence companies, capturing financial value and strategic market access, providing exposure to established platforms, international partnerships, and broader sector opportunities.
We invest in growth-stage defence technology companies positioned to address emerging operational needs and long-term industry shifts, giving Qatar access to scalable innovation and future-focused technologies shaping the evolution of defence capabilities.
OUR PARTNERSHIP APPROACH

Accelerating national security capability for all.

Barzan Holdings serves as the strategic gateway to Qatar's defence and security sector. Through tailored partnerships, from collaboration to co-investment, Barzan Holdings aligns international capability with national requirements and delivers enduring value to partners, customers and the State of Qatar.

Commercial Partnership

Commercial Partnerships

Barzan Holdings' Commercial Division provides trusted routes to market for defence and security capability. Operating through established
01
G2G Frameworks
The Division operates through established Government-to-Government frameworks.
02
Direct Access
Partners reach Qatari stakeholders and the armed forces and government customers of allied nations.
03
Soft-Financing Solutions
Financing solutions that enable programme delivery.

Who we work with

Governments and State Defence Enterprises Procuring proven capability.
Industry Partners Seeking to extend their reach across Qatar and Barzan Holdings' international network.

Localisation and Sovereign Industrial Capability

Barzan Holdings is mandated to build a sustainable defence industrial base in Qatar. Its localisation programmes establish in-country manufacturing capability, secure critical supply chains and develop the national talent required to sustain delivery.

Partners participating in these programmes gain a long-term industrial presence within Qatar's defence ecosystem, while contributing to sovereign security, national resilience and the global competitiveness of Qatar's defence industry.

Whether the objective is access to new markets or a lasting industrial presence in Qatar, Barzan Holdings offers a single, trusted point of entry. Every partnership is built for the long term, creating shared value and contributing to a more secure future for all.

Localize

Building a robust defence industry

A robust defence industry is built with sovereign commitment and a clear defence policy. We are building Qatar's defence ecosystem because sovereign security demands it. We are assuring the supply of critical equipment, accelerating access to critical technology, and investing in the industrial capability to respond at speed when it matters.

Qatar's defence ecosystem is now taking shape. Four factories produce weapons, ammunition, uniforms and specialist equipment in country. Our service companies sustain equipment across land, sea and air, and our advisory, training and operational support teams strengthen the forces that use it. Advanced technology ventures are developing the next generation of capability. Every factory commissioned, every supplier qualified and every engineer trained deepens Qatar's resilience and strengthens what we offer the global market.

Barzan Holdings' localisation focus is attracting global defence manufacturers to Qatar: to build here, produce here and export from here. This complements our manufacturing partnerships overseas where our companies already produce across several countries.

If you are a defence or security company evaluating establishment of a manufacturing or supply capability in the region, the case for Qatar is compelling: a committed government; a purpose-built industrial free zone; multiple incentives and benefits and a single, empowered partnership with Barzan Holdings that is with you from the first conversation to operating in Qatar.

Target:  A robust defence industry ecosystem in Qatar, built through localisation, innovation, strategic partnership and investment.

Approach:  We implement the policies, incentives and partnerships that localise defence capabilities, stimulate innovation and attract long-term strategic investment into Qatar's defence industry.

What We Look For

Quality Projects

Assembly, manufacturing, services, or R&D ventures that deliver credible products for the defence industry

Growth Potential

A commercial outlook strong enough to sustain the project long term

Synergy With The Ecosystem

Projects that use and strengthen the capabilities already being built in Qatar

Export Orientation

Regional and international ambition, not Qatar demand alone, using Qatar's location and distribution strengths

What Qatar Offers
Localisation Partners

A Strategic Partner
From Day One

We can join your project as a strategic partner for applicable projects, with direct introductions to end users and inclusion in our official marketing channels

Fully Own
Your Business

You can start your project under 100% foreign owned entity under the defence sector

Financial
Support

Grants and export support are some de-risking factors to attract quality projects and companies

A 20-Year
Tax Holiday

Zero income tax and full capital repatriation, with up to 100 per cent foreign ownership

Zero Customs
Duties

On imports within the free zone, with competitive power at 3.5 cents per kWh

World-Class
Infrastructure

Availability of serviced land, ready-built units for small scale projects, fibre and 5G connectivity, waterfront plots with direct sea access including syncrolift, and immediate proximity to airport and seaport

A Skilled Workforce And
An Industrial Network

Access to trained talent, logistics providers and industrial players, with a single focal point for every requirement

Global Market
Access

Qatar's international relationships and location as a route to regional and world markets, with robust IP and data protection.

Part Of
Barzan Family

Either at a JV structure or fully foreign owned structure, quality companies in Qatar under the defence sector will be part of Barzan marketing pack and will be included in our reach out efforts and portfolio.

Being Part Of Qatar's Defence Ecosystem

Joining Qatar's defence ecosystem means more than opening a facility. A localised project gains a qualified supplier network, the infrastructure of a purpose-built free zone, and a route to the global market through our commercial channels and export support.

Every project strengthens Qatar's defence ecosystem. New suppliers become qualified. New skills are built in Qatar. New jobs are created. The development of a competitive defence ecosystem and growth in in-country value are the goals we work towards with every localisation partner that establishes a presence in Qatar.

Defence Ecosystem Accelerator

The Defence Ecosystem Accelerator focuses our localisation effort on three fronts

Localise Production

Bringing manufacturing, assembly, services, or R&D of defence sector into Qatar with international partners

Talent Development

Building Qatari engineering, technical and management capability across the sector

Supply Reliance

Reducing dependency on external supply chains for critical defence needs

OUR DEVELOPMENT APPROACH

Innovating today to meet
the security challenges of tomorrow.

Development is where investment becomes capability, and it is where we lead. At Barzan Holdings we develop bespoke defence and security solutions for our clients. We deliver technology-led agile defence solutions matched to emerging threats and client requirements. This is the cornerstone of what we do.

Our Strategic Focus

Advance

We advance the latest technology and innovation in defence solutions today, enabling a stable and secure tomorrow.

Develop

We develop cutting-edge products and services that enable our customers to defend and protect national security.

Establish

We establish strategic technology partnerships that grow Barzan Holdings' technology-driven defence products.

Develop

Applying Innovation

We are deeply committed to advancing technology and applying focused innovation. Our engineering and development teams bring together the very best Qatari talent in defence and security technologies, working alongside international experts to design and build bespoke solutions for multi-domain operations. We explore and develop the latest engineering and science concepts to enable a safe and secure future.

Software Development

Secure communications solutions, multi-agency platform solutions, and command and control systems

Autonomous Product And System Design

Unmanned surface, aerial and ground vehicles

System Integration

Drone and counter-drone integrated command systems, and critical security infrastructure

Electronic Warfare

Electronic counter measure solutions (ECM) and electronic protection measure solutions (EPM)

Technology Partnerships

Technology partnerships are key enablers to advancing our capabilities, and our results prove this.

With
Rheinmetall
RBAT
Which delivered the first made-in-Qatar counter-UAS system
With
Kongsberg
BK SYSTEMS
To protect critical national infrastructure
With
Beretta Holding
BINDIG
whose ARQ160 assault rifle is now in service as the standard issue weapon for the Qatar Armed Forces.

Every partnership follows the same model: proven technology brought to Qatar, engineering and production localised, and Qatari teams trained to own and advance it, with a clear route from local capability to global markets. Our early partners came for access to Qatar.

We are keen to work with innovative technology partners that share the same values as Barzan Holdings in delivering capabilities for our clients. Contact us to explore ways we can work together.