Doritos11
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I'm not going to argue this,you know better the threats that Irak faces,i've given Syria and Iran as examples because those two countries have large fighter fleets with somehow limited capabilities.I think Irak it's facing a dillema : armament or funds for the country's economic growth.Reaching a 200 fleet of fighters will suck up billions of $ plus this is a long time commitment.Doesn't the final Mig 35 variant come out in 2016 ? Now ,let's say that from 2016 you acquire some 120 fighters,it will take at least 10 years to induct them.It's a long shot.
Gov budget grows with ~15 billion each year, they can cover the fighter jet purchases over the MoD budget of several years if needed "special budget" for funding the jets.
But beside jets thousands of high end tanks, artillery, ATGW and maybe missiles will have to be purchased, it’s billions of weaponry that has to be boguht which will take decades.