Iraq takes first steps to producing its own military vehicles.

[Philip the Arab]

Iraq's Samar Alkhair factory, a subsidiary of the Iraqi State Military Industries Company, unveiled an indigenously produced, lightly armoured 4×4 vehicle at the IQDEX exhibition, which was held in Baghdad from 9-12 March.

Called the Hajjam 1, the vehicle is likely to be based on a Toyota Land Cruiser chassis and features a Toyota V8 4.5-litre turbo-diesel engine delivering 232hp coupled to an automatic transmission. The vehicle is 4.7 m long, 1.8 m wide, 2.1 m high, and has B6-level armoured protection, meaning it can withstand 7.62×39 mm rounds from a Kalashnikov rifle.

Company officials told Jane's that the new vehicle could be used as a troop transport, ambulance, combat vehicle, for border protection duties, or for use by private security companies.

"The Iraqi armed forces need armoured combat and tactical vehicles, so we designed and manufactured an Iraqi-model Hajjam that matches international standards," Jalal Hussein, the chief engineer of Iraqi State Military Industries Company, told Jane's on 11 March.

"Our manufacturing is taking place in complete co-ordination with [the] Iraqi Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Interior, as at the first stage we are looking to respond to the Iraqi security forces' needs, then looking for export opportunities," Hussein added.

 

[LeGenD]

Nice.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Hajjam in urdu means “barbar”.

P.S; good luck to Iraq!

 

[Philip the Arab]

@CamelGuy @Malik Alashter This could be useful for you guys.

 

[XTQ1999]

indigenously produced

the vehicle is likely to be based on a Toyota Land Cruiser chassis and features a Toyota V8 4.5-litre turbo-diesel engine delivering 232hp coupled to an automatic transmission.

 

[Philip the Arab]

The armoring and everything else except the chassis is produced indigenously. Many 3rd world countries do this as the chassis is very cheap.

 

[Kompromat]

Best wishes Iraq

 

[Malik Alashter]

@CamelGuy @Malik Alashter This could be useful for you guys.

Thanks bro
But it's not what I expect from them this think highly for police not the army they should come up with something revolutionary since they have the money
But they're corrupted ti the bone

 

[Mithridates]

iraq can cooperate with us if she wants.

 

[Philip the Arab]

Thanks bro
But it's not what I expect from them this think highly for police not the army they should come up with something revolutionary since they have the money
But they're corrupted ti the bone

Iraq should cooperate with Jordan because they can offer a lot of opportunities for Iraq to locally manufacture military equipment that have high capabilities and are for the "Army" as you say. You can see all the things they offer here just click on the link. www.kaddb.com/en-us/KADDBs-PORTFOLIO

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iraq can cooperate with us if she wants.

I'm all for it if Iran will offer TOT or licensed production but many say Iran reaches too far into the politics of Iraq even if it is a neighbor.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

locally upgraded t62 program

 

[Wilhelm II]

locally upgraded t62 program

Congratulation Iraq have perfect engineers and high scientific capacity hope to see more and bettis turret smaller that original or my eyes make mistake?

 

[ArabianEmpires&Caliphates]

Great step and we saw that coming.

Congratulation Iraq have perfect engineers and high scientific capacity hope to see more and bettis turret smaller that original or my eyes make mistake?

Had. Nowadays there is lack of skilled labor. Doctors, engineers etc. Due to 30 years of instability and an incredibly failed system since 2003 and a lot of traitors in powers (pro-iranian Mullah "politicians" and "clerics" = traitor trash) who are destroying their own country. Things are starting to slowly improve but there is a long way to go. Iraqi universities are a shadow of what they where in the 1970's when many Arabs went to Iraq to study. A bit like the situation is with KSA currently. BTW KSA made a deal with Iraq to allow (facilitate) Iraqis to study at KSA universities.