 The country maintains a modest military force of approximately 11,800 men, including an army (8,500), navy (1,800) and air force (1,500).Qatar's defense expenditures accounted for approximately 4.2% of gross national product in 1993, and 1.5% of gross domestic product in 2010, the most recent year available in the SIPRI statistical database.Qatar has recently signed defense pacts with the United States and United Kingdom, as well as with France earlier in 1994.