The Iraqi Armed Forces

[vostok]

Mosul: Fight against ISIS from the sky in 360 video - BBC News

 

[TheCamelGuy]

More mi-28 and other helo footage

AWKPS guided rockets seen on the bell 407

CH-5 needed quickly, ordered but will take a while.

 

[sahureka2]

JULY 4, 2017 images of corvette F-210 Musa Bin Nusayr and F-212 Tariq Bin Ziad were published in the Iraqi naval base of Umm Qasr

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1903483383307979

 

[Glass]

Hello, i have a question. As of 2017 which vechile platforms do u use in ur landforces, which planes in ur airforce and which vessels in ur naval force and how many of them. In the coming years there is a possibility that oil prices will raise again and u will also produce more oil which means that more revenue and therefor more maney to spend on equipment what do u plan to buy?

 

[TheCamelGuy]

Hello, i have a question. As of 2017 which vechile platforms do u use in ur landforces, which planes in ur airforce and which vessels in ur naval force and how many of them. In the coming years there is a possibility that oil prices will raise again and u will also produce more oil which means that more revenue and therefor more maney to spend on equipment what do u plan to buy?

it's quite a long list, time consuming process to make that list accurate and up to date.

Wiki list, not 100% accurate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_equipment_of_the_Iraqi_Army

And the air force list, scroll below
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Air_Force

Don't know about the oil price, but they're seeking to purchase billions of dollars for tanks, artillery, jets, air defense etc.

There were plans for SU-30/MIG-35, S-300/HQ-9 (still not sure if the HQ-9 deal is sealed), T-90 local production etc. But all of this is costly and some were put to hold in 2014 when the oil price fell and IS came.

Ch-5 will come soon. It will take quite some years, no less than 5 to 10 before the army and air force reach their required numbers of heavy equipment. They're looking for a minimum of 800 to 1000 tanks, that many sound overkill to some but it's nowhere near what the army had in 1990; 6000 tanks. Iraq which is mostly flat has always relied on tanks and artillery to maintain firepower superiority on its lands, that combined with SU-25 heavy attack aircraft of which they had 80 during 1990.

 

[Glass]

There were plans for SU-30/MIG-35

how many ?

 

[TheCamelGuy]

how many ?

Given budget constraints initial orders are always around 36 (2 squadrons). The air force commander stated a minimum requirement of 96 fighter jets and a final need for ~200. Currently there will be 35 F-16's, it's not enough to control the airspace, but then again fighter jets are expensive and the current war on IS requires money to go to the army instead.

Maybe they can order some 2nd hand F-16's and complement them with 2 squadrons of SU-30/35 to fill the air superiority component. Anyway to add to that, those f-16's lack AIM-120, no AIM-9X latest version, no JDAM kits, nothing that could threaten an external army.

For now the US will fill the gap of the air component for as long as they are given bases in the country. But they can't be relied on 100% either.

 

[Glass]

interesting. Is that military aid from the US or do u pay for it ?

 

[TheCamelGuy]

interesting. Is that military aid from the US or do u pay for it ?

For which equipment?

F-16's were paid by Iraq. US gives some military aid but not for heavy equipment purchases such as tanks or fighter jets.

 

[Glass]

thx for the answers.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Great story.

Can't post the entire article here:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/special-forces-hero-dubbed-lion-10786736

Some nice recent photos of ISOF in action:

 

[C130]

how much does a ISOF get paid monthly?

 

[TheCamelGuy]

how much does a ISOF get paid monthly?

No idea but better than regular army.

US allocated $1.3 Bn to expand ISOF to 20K, current 10-12K or so.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

how much does a ISOF get paid monthly?

https://www.alghadpress.com/news/72147/الغد-برس-تنشر-مسودة-قانون-رواتب-ضباط-ومنتسبي-قوى-ا

Official data from the Iraqi parliament from August last year:

http://ar.parliament.iq/2016/08/13/قانون-جهاز-مكافحة-الارهاب/

They might give them a raise in the future. The salaries are after all increasing steadily in many sectors despite the oil prices having seen better days.

 

[Barmaley]

The Iraqi T-90S being assembled at UVZ factory in Nizhny Tagil.

The Iraqi TOS-1A in the same camo.