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Sunday July 31, 2011
Maliki signed a contract for the development of air power and buy 36 F-sixteen
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday, more than doubling the value of the contract for the purchase fighter planes f16, pointing out that that value will be funded from the surplus of oil prices. Maliki said in a press conference held today in the parliament building after the host in the House of Representatives, attended by "the Sumerian News "," The Iraqi government is serious to activate a deal to buy fighter planes f16 ", noting that" the value of the contract will double to buy 36 aircraft instead of 18 aircraft. " The Prime Minister explained that "the value of the purchase of these aircraft will be financed from the surplus of imports of Iraqi oil prices have gone up ". The Iraqi government announced on 14 February last, to postpone the purchase of aircraft, F 16 and to transmit the amount allocated to it to support the ration card, while the committee said in parliament that the assignment of $ 900 million was allocated for the purchase of aircraft in support of the ration card, came because of the inability budget. The Ministry of Interior, in the 25 of July present, that the United States insists on completing deal of aircraft and, while stressing that the delay in completing the deal was not deliberate, attributed the reasons for the delay to the high prices and lack of appointment of a Minister of the Interior so far. The government announced Czech in the 19 th of April last, it will be presented to Iraq's purchase of 36 attack aircraft and a number of helicopters, modern, during the visit of Czech Prime Minister to Baghdad. The leadership of the Iraqi air force announced last year seeking to buy about 96 aircraft (F16) until 2020 However, the Iraqi government announced on October 25, 2010 not being able to contract for the aircraft deal F-16 to the end of the powers granted to it, while stressing the need for Iraq to air force strong to protect its sovereignty. accused the Sadrist movement, on 22 April, the United States of obstructing equipping the Iraqi army with weapons capable of confronting al Qaeda and insurgents, as pointed out decades arms and signed with Serbia, Croatia and Romania, confirmed that he will be the conclusion of further contracts for supply Iraq with aircraft and weapons specialist after deduction of the security ministries. The Iraqi army currently consists of 14 Army divisions, most Corps estimated many of its members more than 300 thousand soldiers, has the army, about 170 Russian tanks and Hungarian-made, most of them aid from NATO to the Iraqi government, as well as a number of helicopters, the Russian and American-made, and a number of naval vessels in the port of Umm Qasr to protect the export of Iraqi oil.
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