Menhan Irak: Pembelian Senjata Russia 4.2Milyar Tetap Dilanjutkan & Irak Akan Membeli 30 Stryker APC/Bradley AFV Dan BAE ILAVs

The Iraqi defence minister has denied media reports that a $4.2bn package of arms deals with Russia was cancelled due to corruption concerns.
"The deal is going ahead," Saadun al-Dulaimi said at a press conference, following comments by Ali Mussawi, a senior adviser to the prime minister, who said the deal had been scrapped.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middle...311614537.html


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There were no new details released concerning the Russian Arms Deal but, there were other arms deals and potential deals mentioned in the later half of October:

"Defence ministers also discussed possible delivery of new small arms from the Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod to Iraq and Czech offer to modernise T-72 tanks of Iraqi Armed Forces."
"Iraqi representatives are also negotiating about establishing a service and training centre for gun servicing in Iraq, Skrabal said."
An undetermined number of additional ILAVs. "BAE Systems Land and Armaments in York, PA receives a $73.8 million firm-fixed-price umbrella contract, which allows Foreign Military Sales clients to buy International Light Armored Vehicles. US Army TACOM has confirmed to use that this 1st order is from Iraq, Uganda, and Burundi. Work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 27, 2015. "
Six M1A1 tanks indicating further Iraqi acquisitions of M1A1s intended. "General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, MI receives a $9.5 million firm-fixed-price contract “for the services necessary to rebuild six M1A1 tanks in support of Foreign Military Sales.” US Army TACOM has confirmed to us that these are for Iraq." Of note, these are the first rebuilt M1A1s for Iraq and only the second time that used US M1A1s have been exported from US Army stocks – the first was 200 for Morocco. The US Army has approximately 2,000 older Abrams in storage that they cannot afford to rebuild/upgrade and is looking for ways to keep the refurbishment line open for the next 5 years. Apparently, the Pentagon has decided to donate older tanks with the recipients paying for the refurbishment and thus keeping the line operational.
The SIGIR Oct 2012 Report mentioned an Iraqi Letter of Request for 30 Stryker CBRN vehicles and $40 million of 120mm tank ammo. Additionally, Iraq is inquiring into Bradley ICVs or Stryker APCs.







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