Iraq negotiators new multi-billion weapons deals with USA and Russia.

Iraq has already sent a request for a new batch of weapons from the USA which include m1a1 tanks, Bradley fighting vehicle, Apaches, air defence systems and drones.
The tank case involved the purchase
of 140 M1A1 Abrams at just under a
billion. They want to buy another 175
at about $1.2 billion. The C130J case is
halfway complete, with three delivered
and three more to come, at a cost of less
than a billion. The Integrated Air Defense System case is under development
and could cost about $2.3 billion, but it
will require congressional notification
(meaning the Congress could veto it).
Also under development is a $3 billion
case to purchase 24 Apache helicopters.
Iraq is getting six delivered in about
nine months, under a lease arrangement, to use until the full Apache case
is completed. That case also involves
congressional notification. They want
250 Bradley Fighting Vehicles at a cost of
about $800*million, and the case is under development. Iraq also wants UAVs
(drones), but it is also dependent on
congressional notification. On the naval
front, we have delivered 11 patrol boats,
will deliver 1 more this year, are working
contracts for 3 more, and have already
delivered 2 OSVs (large transport ships)
Iraq also continues to negotiate with Russia over a second $4-$5 billion dollar deal, however most of the details are yet to be Officially confirmed. I will update this as more details are published.

Russia's arms companies have already given an official statement that the initial payments have been received from Iraq, and that producing the military hardware. A new report states that the first batch which includes 10 MI-28NE helicopters will be delIvered in the end of this year.

Iraqs fear of the Syrian conflict spill over has forced it to ask for faster delivery of more modern weapons which could help protect the national security.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-de...sa-russia.html




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