Iraq confirms the purchase of Russian-made helicopters and air defence systems for next summer

By next summer, Russia will supply Iraq with helicopters and anti-aircraft batteries, has indicated, the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari. "I think the first deliveries of Russian weapons in Iraq will take place no later than the summer. The main equipment are helicopters and air defense batteries," said the diplomat in Iraq during an interview with the Voice of Russia.

Iraq could buy 30 Russian-made Mi-28 attack helicopters.

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Iraq will acquire mobile 6 MV X-ray imaging system M60 RAPISCAN from United States.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency of United States notified Congress Feb. 27 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for a number of RAPISCAN System Vehicles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $600 million.

The Eagle M60’s 6 MV X-ray imaging system easily penetrates dense and densely-packed cargo, which may otherwise have to be manually inspected.

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Ukraine to send another batch of 40 BTR-4 8x8 armoured personnel carrier vehicles to Iraq

Ukraine is preparing to send to Iraq a batch of 40 BTR-4 armored personnel carriers assembled in Kharkiv under a big Ukrainian-Iraqi contract for military hardware. Representatives of the Defense Ministry of Iraq signed on Thursday a certificate of acceptance of another batch of armored vehicles, Interfax-Ukraine learned at the state-run arms exporter Ukrspecexport.

The Ukrainian-made BTR-4 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier is already in service with the Iraqi Army since 2011.

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