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Iraq Seeks Helicopter Sustainment Support
2014-08-01 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for aviation sustainment support, on-the-job maintenance training and maintenance advice and associated

Iraq to Acquire 5,000 AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire Missiles
2014-07-31 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $700 million.

Hagel: “Iraq Militants Pose Imminent Threat”
2014-07-11 Read More...
Islamist militants that have swept across Iraq pose a clear and “imminent” danger to the Middle East, Europe and the United States, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said

Iraq to Receive Up to 10 Su-25 Attack Aircraft by September
2014-07-03 Read More...
Iraq is to receive five to ten Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft by September, Russian Ambassador to Baghdad Ilya Morgunov said

U.S. Beefs up Military Presence in Iraq
2014-07-02 Read More...
The United States is beefing up its military presence in Iraq by deploying around 300 additional troops, including attack helicopters and drones to aid Iraqi military in Baghdad, officials said on

Report : «Iran Sending Drones and Weapons to Iraq»
2014-06-30 Read More...
Iran is secretly flying surveillance drones over Iraq and sending military equipment there to help Baghdad in its fight against Sunni insurgents, The New York Times

U.S. to Deploy Aircraft Carrier to the Gulf for Iraq Standby
2014-06-17 Read More...
The United States will deploy one of its naval aircraft carriers to the Gulf to give President Barack Obama military options in light of the situation in Iraq, CNN quoted a U.S. official as saying, as the government in Baghdad bolstered the

Iranian Guards Enter Iraq as US Explores Options
2014-06-16 Read More...
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are fighting alongside Iraqi troops against militants in northern

Al Qaeda Offshoot Seizes Most of Iraq’s Second Largest City
2014-06-11 Read More...
Radical Sunni Muslim insurgents seized control of most of Iraq's second largest city of Mosul early Tuesday, overrunning a military base and freeing hundreds of prisoners in a spectacular strike against the Shi'ite-led Iraqi

Iraq Accepts First Lockheed Martin F-16 Aircraft
2014-06-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of 36 F-16 Block 52 aircraft to the Iraqi Air Force during a ceremony today at its Fort Worth (Texas)

Iraq to Receive First of 36 F-16 Jets This Week
2014-06-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin Corp this week will deliver the first of 36 F-16 fighter jets to Iraq, marking what Baghdad's envoy to the United States called a “new chapter” in his country's ability to defend its vast borders with Iran and other

Iraq to Acquire 200 Wheeled Vehicles and 21 Tower Systems
2014-05-16 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for M1151A1 Up-Armored High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an

Iraq Requests 24 AT-6C Texan II Aircraft
2014-05-15 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for AT-6C Texan II aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $790

U.S. Resumes Training of Elite Iraqi Forces in Jordan
2014-05-13 Read More...
The United States is resuming training for elite Iraqi soldiers in Jordan, a U.S. official said, as Washington seeks to bolster U.S. support for the Iraqi government's battle against Islamist

First Iraqi F-16 Fighting Falcon Completes First Flight
2014-05-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first flight of the inaugural F-16 Fighting Falcon for the Iraq Air Force. The jet is the first of 36 F-16 Block 52 aircraft on order through the U.S. Department of Defense for

Boeing, Iraqi Airways to Bring Smiles to Orphans in Iraq
2014-03-27 Read More...
Boeing partnered with the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation (Iraqi Airways) and U.S.-based non-profit organization Another Joy Foundation to transport a consignment of toys on board the airline's newly delivered Next-Generation

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