Iraq

Air Middle East 

U.S. State Dept. Approves Possible Sale of Armed Bell 407GX Helicopters to Iraq

October 5, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Armed scout helicopter, Bell 407, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Iraq, Iraqi Army Aviation, Iraqi Ground Forces, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of five Armed Bell 407GX helicopters configured with

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Land Middle East 

Navistar Defense Awarded $22 Million FMS Contract to Supply 4×4, 6×6 Trucks to Iraq

September 25, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Iraq, Iraqi Armed Forces, Navistar Defense, Navistar International, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), USA

Navistar Defense has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract, worth around $22 million, by the U.S. Army Contracting

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Air Americas Middle East 

U.S. DOD Identifies 160th SOAR Member Died in MH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Crash in Iraq

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), Accidents/ Crashes, Helicopter, Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve, Pentagon, Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has identified the soldier who died in the crash of MH-60 Black Hawk special

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Air Middle East 

U.S. Military MH-60 Black Hawk Special Operations Helicopter Crashes in Iraq Killing One Coalition Service Member

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), Accidents/ Crashes, Helicopter, Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve, Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk, Special Operations Forces (SOF), U.S. Army

A U.S. military MH-60 Black Hawk special operations helicopter has crashed at approximately 10 p.m. GMT on Aug. 19 in

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Middle East Naval 

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Completes Trilateral Exercise with Iraqi Navy, Kuwaiti Navy

August 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Iraq, Iraqi Navy (IqN), KNS Al-Garoh (P 3725), Kuwait, Kuwait Naval Force (KNF), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USCGC Monomoy (WPB-1326), USS Chinook (PC-9), USS Tempest (PC-2), USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard completed a trilateral exercise with Iraqi Navy and Kuwaiti Navy partners in the Northern

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

Canada to Assume Command of New NATO Training Mission in Iraq

July 11, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Canada, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Iraq, NATO

Canada will assume command of a new NATO training and capacity building mission in Iraq for its first year, Prime

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Air Middle East 

Iraqi Air Force Takes Delivery of AERO Vodochody L-159T1 Training Aircraft

June 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aero L-159 ALCA, Aero Vodochody, Iraq, Iraqi Air Force (IqAF/IAF), Light attack aircraft, Trainer aircraft

The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) took delivery of an AERO Vodochody L-159T1 two-seat training aircraft during a ceremony at the

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Air Middle East 

Iraqi Air Force Receives New Batch of Six KAI T-50IQ Golden Eagle Light Combat Aircraft

June 13, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Iraq, Iraqi Air Force (IqAF/IAF), KAI T-50 Golden Eagle, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Light attack aircraft, South Korea

The Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) received a new batch of six KAI T-50IQ Golden Eagle light combat aircraft from South

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Air Middle East 

Two U.S. Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen Among 7 Airmen Killed in Iraq Helicopter Crash

March 22, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Helicopter, Iraq, Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), US Air Force Reserve Pararescue, USA

Two Air Force Reserve pararescuemen, Master Sgt. William Posch, 36 and Staff Sgt. Carl Enis, 31, are among the seven

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Air Middle East 

USAF Identifies Airmen Killed in HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter Crash in Western Iraq

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Helicopter, Iraq, Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) identified airmen killed in the crash of its HH-60 Pave Hawk combat search and rescue

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