Pentagon: Iraq formally requested to provide him with an air defense system at a cost of 2.5 billion

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Iraq contracts on American radars suitable to work with the F-16 aircraft



Pentagon: Iraq formally requested to provide him with an air defense system at a cost of 2.5 billion


Author: HAA
Editor: AJ, HH
08/06/2013 14:57


Range Press / Baghdad

Confirmed U.S. newspaper competent industries military, said Tuesday that Iraq is seeking to develop the system of defense air at a cost of nearly two billion and a half dollars, and with a that confirmed that the system "is characterized by adopting a radar system tactical ability Threat Interceptor missiles," promised in the event of completion as "will form the column backbone of the future structure of the Iraqi air defense system. "

The newspaper said the military industries U.S. Defense Industrie (Deffese Industry Daily) in a report published today, and briefed him (Long Press), "The Security Cooperation Agency for the defense at the Pentagon revealed the existence of a formal request from Iraq for providing system of air defense integrated," and explained that "the system air defense if they have been implemented and installed, they will form the backbone of the future structure of the Iraqi air defense system, "indicating that it" characterized adoption on the basis of the radar system with the ability intercept tactical missile threats. "

The newspaper said the U.S. should "This transaction includes 40 units shooting type Avenger (Avenger) a system launcher short-range missiles can be installed on wheels (HMMWV) wheeled multi-use", pointing out that they "compete in their systems Bantsr (Pantsir S1) and launches missiles

And showed that it "includes three Collectors missiles (Hawk HAWK XXI 6) units shootings and missile systems Hawk is considered advances to platoon Patriot missiles but upgraded too, where a range of up Almhaglh the effectiveness of about 35 miles," and noted that "the system contains according to the deal on (216) missile (Hook MIM-23P) with 6 tactical station Collectors guide the bullet and 6 high-efficiency optical radars and centralized operations battalion BOC and three mobile units (Hook HAWK XXI) air defense ADC ".

He went on saying, "The deal also includes 13 radar (of the AN/MPQ-64F1) medium-range mobile and can be used with the Hawk missile system XXI", Mrdfah "as well as 7 units include air defense command model (AN/YSQ-184D) with systems (FAAD C21) intelligence. "

The paper said in its report that "air defense system integrated also includes a radar system to Lockheed Martin's long-range model TPS-77 with ten radar medium-range system of command and control air model (Omnyx-10)", pointing out that "the estimated value of the transaction up to 2.403 billion dollars. "

She pointed out that "the United States left Iraq, which possesses no what can be relied upon to secure its airspace," and explained that "an earlier report of the Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction confirmed that all include it air defense system of the country is Mnzawmte scanning radar and three radar control airspace, as well as aircraft launchers resistance due to the reign of Saddam. "

The Pentagon has revealed, in (July 26, 2013), for "address the Congress to approve his plans to sell the Iraqi government" equipment and spare parts military variety Tune "billion and ninety-five million dollars," and that the equipment include "helicopters and wheels poll nuclear and biological Humvee wheels ", while pointed out that it comes under the title of" American contribution to help its partners and friends to improve their security strategy. "

The U.S. military official high-level confirmed, in (July 18, 2013), that Iraq submitted 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 " has not yet been "on the integrated air defense system requested by Iraq to the need for" a series of approvals "by the U.S. State Department.

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 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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