Iraq received the first plane of the model (f16)

36 F16's...... That could be some pretty good fire power, wonder if we sold them the weapons to go on them?

CITEX wrote:36 F16's...... That could be some pretty good fire power, wonder if we sold them the weapons to go on them?

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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The US embassy announced handing over Iraq Hellfire missiles according to the Strategic Pact between the two sides.
The head of the Joint Security Cooperation Office, Michael Bindrick, stated in a press conference “The US Administration sends 45 Hellfire missiles to Iraq on last Sunday where the total number of the Hellfire missiles delivered to Iraq became 389 missiles.”
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Hmm I wonder if they fit on the 24 fighters Russia delivered...?  

US to sell largest ever Hellfire missile cache to Iraq
Published time: July 30, 2014 17:55
Edited time: July 31, 2014 13:50



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The United States is preparing to sell the Iraqi government 5,000 Hellfire missiles through a proposed $700 million deal intended to equip Baghdad with additional power as militants from the Islamic State continue to wage a campaign across the region.
On Tuesday, the US State Department issued a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] announcing the preliminary approval of an agreement that would give Iraq a new arsenal of AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support “to help improve the Iraq Security Forces’ capability to support current on-going ground operations.”
The [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] that the deal, if cleared for approval, would constitute the largest shipment yet of Hellfire missiles to Iraq. Congress will first have to authorize the arrangement, but [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] that lawmakers are expected to green-light the deal as planned.
Rear Admiral John Kirby, a spokesperson for the Pentagon, added that the order is only the latest instance in which Washington has reequipped the Iraqi military with weapon power as the Islamic State, a militant group previously known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, continues to mount a campaign against Baghdad that in recent months has allowed the insurgents to take hold of key towns across Iraq and contributed to the deaths of over 5,500 civilians so far this year, according to the United Nations.
The Pentagon has sent 780 Hellfire missiles to Iraq since this past January, Kirby told AFP, including 466 in the month of July alone after, according to the Post, the military went through around 300 of the warheads in June as ISIS escalated their campaign. In August, Kirby added, an additional 366 missiles are expected to be sent.
Lockheed Martin, the Maryland-based contractor that will provide the weaponry, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Hellfire as “a combat–proven tactical missile system that can be launched from multiple air, sea and ground platforms” that offers “multi–mission, multi-target capability and precision–strike lethality.”


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An image made available by Jihadist media outlet al-Itisam Media on June 29, 2014, shows members of the IS (Islamic state) (AFP Photo)
Earlier this month, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] that the State Department planned to ask the Obama administration to approve the sale of at least 4,000 new Hellfire missiles to Iraq. At the time, a State Dept. spokesperson told Bloomberg that “as a matter of policy, we decline to comment on cases that have not been formally notified to Congress.” The legislative branch has since been made aware of the offer, though, and now has 30 days to block the sale outlined in the notice published on Tuesday by the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
“Iraq, which already has Hellfire missiles, will have no difficulty absorbing these additional missiles into its armed forces,” the Pentagon acknowledges in that notice. “The proposed sale of these additional missiles will not alter the basic military balance in the region.”
In the months since the Islamic State has ramped up its campaign to take over Iraq, US President Barack Obama has adamantly insisted that no American troops will engage in combat roles. So far, however, the commander-in-chief has sent at least [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to Baghdad as a security precaution and ordered the deployment of hundreds of additional [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] “to assess how we can best train, advise and support Iraqi security forces going forward.” Last week, Human Rights Watch asked the US to put any plans to send weapons to Baghdad on hold until the Iraqi government “complies with international law,” citing concerns about the illegal use of barrel bombs since a counter-campaign intensified early last month. 




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U.S. agrees to send 5,000 more Hellfire missiles to Iraq
By Steve Almasy, CNN
updated 8:21 AM EDT, Thu July 31, 2014


(CNN) -- As violence continues unabated in Iraq, the United States has agreed to sell $700 million in military aid, including 5,000 Hellfire missiles.
The Iraqi government made the request for [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], which are primarily fired from helicopters, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

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The United States has already been providing Iraq with Hellfires. Since January, 780 were delivered, according to Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby. The United States expects to ship another 366 in August.
Kirby said the additional 5,000 missiles would likely be shipped in batches, but he had no details on a delivery schedule.
Congress, which has the authority to block it, was notified of the potential new sale on Monday. The State Department has approved the proposal.
Iraq's government has been waging war with militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. The terrorist group has taken over several cities. It is seeking to create an Islamic caliphate that encompasses parts of Iraq and Syria and has begun imposing Sharia law in the towns it controls.
Police officials in Baghdad told CNN two car bombs exploded in two Shiite neighborhoods on Wednesday.
At least seven people were killed and 25 were wounded when one bomb exploded near a gas station in Sadr district in eastern Baghdad.
About 30 minutes later, another explosion near a busy outdoor market in al Ameen neighborhood in southern Baghdad killed five people and wounded 35 others.

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