by Loaa
Adel Mar 25, 2017, 8:02 pm
Baghdad
(IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday, that four F-16
fighter jets have arrived in Balad air base, based on the agreement made
between Baghdad and Washington in 2011, to buy 36 fighter jets.
The ministry
released a statement saying, “Four F-16 fighter jets arrived, today, in Balad
air base,” pointing out that, “Iraqi received the first batch of these jets in
July 2015.”
“The newly
received jets will increase the number of fighter jets in Iraq to 20 aircraft,”
the statement added.
Noteworthy,
Iraqi Air Force is currently relying on a limited number of old Russian jets
“Sukhoi” and helicopters.
Original
post: iraqinews.com
|
Type
|
Origin
|
Class
|
Role
|
Introduced
|
In
service
|
Total
|
Notes
|
|
Jet
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2015
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18
|
36
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Source wikiwand.com
F-16 Fighting
Falcon: Details
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