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The Iraqi government could receive as many as 5,000 general-purpose AGM-114 Hellfire missiles under a foreign military sales deal approved by the US government this week.
If executed, the order valued at between $750 million and $800 million would be one of the largest Hellfire orders ever placed by the embattled nation, which is desperately trying to reclaim territory lost to the so-called Islamic State caliphate.
The weapons are integrated with a number of its military helicopters and fixed-wing attack airplanes, including the trusty Orbital ATK AC-208 Combat Caravan of the Iraqi Air Force.
Orbital ATK delivered three Hellfire-armed AC-208 Combat Caravans to Iraq
Orbital ATK
The deal would come as the US boosts production of the Lockheed Martin-built missile to meet rising demand among coalition partners fighting in the Middle East.
The most recent disclosure indication that numbers were being increased came in a 24 June 2015 contract award to Lockheed for tooling, test equipment and labour to boost output from 500 all-up rounds per month to 550-600, enabling the company to produce up to 7,200 units annually.
The rest of the article is here: Iraq approved for 5,000 Hellfire missiles as US boosts output
If executed, the order valued at between $750 million and $800 million would be one of the largest Hellfire orders ever placed by the embattled nation, which is desperately trying to reclaim territory lost to the so-called Islamic State caliphate.
The weapons are integrated with a number of its military helicopters and fixed-wing attack airplanes, including the trusty Orbital ATK AC-208 Combat Caravan of the Iraqi Air Force.
Orbital ATK delivered three Hellfire-armed AC-208 Combat Caravans to Iraq
Orbital ATK
The deal would come as the US boosts production of the Lockheed Martin-built missile to meet rising demand among coalition partners fighting in the Middle East.
The most recent disclosure indication that numbers were being increased came in a 24 June 2015 contract award to Lockheed for tooling, test equipment and labour to boost output from 500 all-up rounds per month to 550-600, enabling the company to produce up to 7,200 units annually.
The rest of the article is here: Iraq approved for 5,000 Hellfire missiles as US boosts output
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