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Russia confirms delivery Iraq-surface missile system - Joe
2/20/15
The news agency quoted "Tass" Russian press office of the company Ross Auburn Export Russian, Moscow confirmed the supply system for Iraq (Pantsir S) anti-aircraft missile at the scheduled time.
The value of the contract between the Russian company and the Iraqi Ministry of Defense $ 4 billion, under which Iraq gets 48 missile system.
Contracts were signed during the visit of Russia Iraqi military delegation, during 2014, when Nuri al-Maliki was prime minister.
Had raised many suspicions about Russian arms deals with Iraq, and there were investigations conducted by the deputies in the parliament private commissions, had revealed the corruption of files in the arms deal.
And Bantsir- S1 air defense system is a surface-atmosphere short and medium-range, Russian-made.
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