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Ukraine Signs $550m Deal with Iraq
2009-12-12 Read More...
Ukraine has signed a deal to deliver $550 million worth of arms to Iraq, an official said, in what local media said was part of the country's largest-ever arms

15 Light & Medium Helicopters to Iraq
2009-11-24 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Nov. 18 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of 15 Helicopters with associated parts, equipment, training and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $1.2

Delivery of 20 VBL Mk2 to Iraq
2009-11-24 Read More...
At the start of October, Panhard delivered the twenty VBL Mk2 vehicles ordered by the Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior last year. These vehicles are configured to carry out anti-terrorist operations in urban

Lockheed Martin wins $28m Iraq Air Force Deal
2009-10-01 Read More...
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $28.1 million contract to provide the first phase of an integrated technology network, designed to increase the Iraqi Air Force's situational awareness in both military and civilian

Remains found of US pilot in first Gulf War
2009-08-03 Read More...
The remains of a US Navy pilot have been found and positively identified, more than 18 years after he was shot down over Iraq and became the first US casualty of the first Gulf War, the US Defense Department said.The Pentagon's announcement resolved

Britain ends troop presence in Iraq after six years
2009-07-31 Read More...
Britain ended its troop presence in Iraq on Friday, concluding six years of military involvement in the country that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Under a deal between Baghdad and London signed last year, the last of

Two French firms win Iraq contracts: bosses
2009-07-06 Read More...
Two French companies said on Friday they had won business contracts worth up to 90 million euros from the Iraqi authorities to build naval craft and an airport in the country.

Iraq aims to buy 18 F-16 fighters
2009-04-13 Read More...
Iraq wants to buy an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighter aircraft this year to help guard against perceived threats from Iran and Syria after US forces leave.Lt Gen Anwar Ahmed, the head of the Iraqi Air Force, said he hoped to

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