Our partnerships include many of the most renowned, cutting-edge organizations within the defense and security industries.
These relationships allow Qatar to acquire and develop the most innovative technologies and best practices to secure self-sufficiency in defense. Our portfolio includes direct investments, early-stage venture capital investments, indirect investments, as well as joint ventures.
Subsidaries
Barood Ammunition Factory
Barood Ammunition Factory is a subsidiary of Barzan Holdings, an investment and strategic company fully owned by Qatar’s Ministry of Defense.
It aims to produce and provide a reliable supply of high-quality ammunition, in line with the highest international standards. With its high capacity storage, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, extensive research endeavors and knowledge sharing, Barood specializes in manufacturing durable ammunition that comply with NATO standards.
Barzan Industrial Group
Barzan Industrial Group is a subsidiary of Barzan Holdings, as an engineering and manufacturing company, has been established with the main purpose of providing high quality defense and security products, as well as health and civil products to meet the end users’ needs, engaging local engineering talents in combination with modern technology and focused on the design of specialized state of the art equipment.
Barzan Maintenance Shield
Barzan Maintenance Shield is a subsidiary of Barzan Holdings, aiming to become the one-stop shop and local commercial leader for the provision of maintenance, repair and overhaul activities across the Qatar Defense and Security sector. With a 360 degrees service (land, sea and air), BMS develops sovereign capability for home and deployed operations though the prioritization of local suppliers, ensuring key performance metrics of QAF Maintenance partners are met through the delivery of optimized, cost-efficient and quality maintenance programs.
BQ Solutions
BQ Solutions is a subsidiary of Barzan Holdings, an investment and strategic company fully owned by Qatar’s Ministry of Defense, has been created to deliver advantage and value to Qatar’s military and security forces through expert and specialist defense consultancy and services and supporting Qatar to build security and resilience for the future.
BQ Solutions’ objective is to accelerate the effectiveness of Qatar’s defense and security forces through knowledge transfer, transforming Qatar into a recognized center for defense and security with the human capital and advanced capabilities to compete internationally.
Barzan Aeronautical
Barzan Aeronautical invests in people, capabilities and technologies. It operates as an independent commercial company, owned by the Ministry of Defense, focused on the application and use of aerial ISR systems that support the defense and security requirements of Qatar, the United States and NATO allies. Barzan Aeronautical works with U.S. and NATO governments and top U.S. defense and aviation companies, supporting the deployment of aerial ISR systems for defense, security and environmental use.
Special Operations Training Company
Special Operations Training Company (SOTC), is a subsidiary of Barzan Holdings, an investment and strategic company fully owned by Qatar’s Ministry of Defense, created with the primary purpose to provide the armed forces community with the very best in professional training. SOTC delivers coaching and guidance to produce totally holistic capability development, always coherent and integrated into a broader operational concept, combining cutting-edge training, highly qualified subject matter experts and integrated advanced technology.
Joint Ventures
BINDIG
Bindig, a joint venture between Barzan Holdings and Beretta Holding, aims to provide the Qatar Armed Forces with state-of-the-art, modern, reliable, portable weapons’ systems. Accountability, integrity, responsiveness, excellence, a dedication to the highest defense and security global standards are at the core of Binding’s operations. Founded in 2018, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, Bindig is an active contributor to the State of Qatar’s strategic defense capabilities and a regional defense and security leader.
Edraq Healthcare Solutions
Edraq Healthcare Solutions, a joint venture between Barzan Holdings and Aspen Medical Australia, provides innovative and world-class healthcare solutions to stakeholders within Qatar, including the Qatar Armed Forces. In line with Qatar National Vision 2030, Edraq strives to support its clients through empowering their capabilities and enhancing future sustainability by providing trained health professionals, medical equipment, specialized transport vehicles, healthcare policies and procedures, and health facilities to support the ongoing growth of Qatar.
Barer Holding
Barer Corporate Yatirim Holding A.Ş. is an international corporation with strong and long--established investments in many strategic regions in the military technical textiles and production fields, owned by Barzan Holdings, Amiri Guards, and Octay Ercan Barer Holding is an integrated company specializing in the production of military clothing, wearable accessories and high specialized equipment, warehouse and logistics management, military R&D, industries with an understanding of corporate management, customer satisfaction and sustainability at international standards.
Rheinmetall Barzan Advanced Technologies
Rheinmetall Barzan Advanced Technologies QSTP-LLC (RBAT) is a joint venture between Barzan Holdings QSTP-LLC and the German technology company Rheinmetall, established and operating in Qatar to provide technology focused solutions to domestic and foreign Security and Defense clients.
The company has a mandate for bringing and developing innovative technology whilst enhancing self-sufficiency, and since its foundation has focused heavily on building sustainable Program Management, System Integration and Software Development capabilities in Qatar.