U.S. Inspector General: Iraq 479 filed an application for U.S. arms worth $ 15 billion

U.S. Inspector General: Iraq 479 filed an application for U.S. arms worth $ 15 billion

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07/18/2013 18:52

Range Press / Baghdad

Confirmed U.S. military official high-level, on Thursday, that Iraq has provided 479 applications for military equipment worth about $ 15 billion, while between the value of trades funded U.S. for Iraq up to $ 850 million, he said that the approval "is not" after the integrated air defense system requested by Iraq to the need for "a series of approvals" by the U.S. State Department.

This came in a quarterly report, the latter prepared by the Inspector General American program the reconstruction of Iraq, he put before the U.S. Congress, and included an interview with the head of security cooperation with Iraq, Gen. Robert, who spoke about plans for Iraq's future in the purchase of weapons, according to a report published today defense industries newspaper DEFENSE INDUSTRY DAILY, and seen by (Presse term).

Gen. according to the newspaper, said that "the sales department of Foreign Affairs in the Pentagon about 479 requests for Iraq up to $ 14 billion and eight hundred million dollars, of which 166 applications pending worth two billion and three hundred million dollars," pointing out that there is a "152 request least enabled into force Currently funded Iraqi amounting to 11 billion dollars. "

The President of the Office of Security Cooperation with Iraq, that "there are 161 applications closing value of one billion five hundred million dollars," noting that "the number of Iraqi applications currently under implementation of 73 applications."

The General, that "the Office of Security Cooperation continues to meet contracts with the Iraqi accessories equipment and training courses, maintenance and perpetuation," pointing out that "the trades funded U.S. to Iraq worth $ 850 million, was spent, including 566 million and the remaining 284 million is still available under the exchange . "

The head of the Office of Security Cooperation with Iraq, that approval is not yet on the deal Integrated requested by Iraq's air defense, including systems of command and control of Lockheed Martin up to two billion and three hundred million dollars, "attributing it to the need for" the passage of the deal through a series of approvals for foreign defense sales by the U.S. State Department. "

Promised, that "Iraq's request for such systems equipped with are vital to the air defense system of Iraq, which now depends on Radarein only to scan the air and three radars to control the paths of air routes as well as some Collectors air defense remaining since the era of President of the former regime of Saddam Hussein," revealing that "the first task of air defense system will get Iraq would be a Russian short-range Pantsir Pantsir S1".

The head of the Office continued security cooperation with Iraq, that "Iraq now has a light surveillance aircraft of the model AC/C-208B, and other type of training T-6B with air cargo aircraft C-130J aircraft in addition to deal fighter F-16IQ completed and still being processed by the U.S. "that" Iraq IA -407 aircraft used helicopters, accompanied by armored transport aircraft attacking Russian Mi - and 17 light helicopters European EC635 ".

And Gen. that "reports Russian indicate that Iraq has added 30 helicopter aircraft Mi -28 offensive part of armament, which range from $ 4.2 to $ 5 billion," stressing that "Iraq is eager to get on planes Apache attack American AH -64 will get some of them soon. "

He went head office of security cooperation with Iraq, Gen. Robert, saying, always according to the newspaper the U.S., said that "Iraq will take place in January of 2014 the next six aircraft helicopter Ktager temporary until the completion of the purchase of 24 aircraft Apache and obtain approvals it," he said, adding that " The United States can also be brought to Iraq buy the same aircraft used by U.S. troops from the AH-64D model as an alternative. "

Continues , that "reports indicate that Iraq used aircraft population Eagle UAV march to help sustain control installations of oil in the Persian Gulf," noting that "Iraq also wants access to other types of aircraft UAV march, which must be approved by the sales department of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State ".

The head of the Office of Security Cooperation with Iraq, that "Iraq wants to equip its ground forces by 175 tanks of other model M1A1-SA, as well as 250 wheel Bradley infantry aircraft M2/M3 that have not announced by the foreign sales of U.S. Department of Defense and is worth about 800 million dollars. "

The Iraqi defense minister agency, Saadoun al-Dulaimi, said in an interview to the (Presse term), in (third from June 2013), that Iraq will receive the first meal of the F-16 aircraft the U.S. end of the current year 2013.

Iraq had signed an agreement with Washington to buy 36 fighter aircraft F-16, has announced that the Iraqi government (September 2011), the payment of the first installment of the value of the deal price to buy 18 fighter of this kind, as confirmed by the Ministry of Defense, in (third from July 2012 the past), the Iraqi government's desire to increase the number of aircraft in the "near future" to protect the country's airspace.

The United States is the main source of arming the Iraqi armed forces, despite the quest for Russian and other weapons from Eastern Uriah States between now and then.

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