Armée Irakienne / Iraqi Armed Forces

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Iraq seeks to buy 36 F-16 fighters from U.S

Fri Sep 5, 5:32 AM ET

(Reuters) - The Iraqi government is seeking to buy 36 advanced F-16 fighters from the U.S., American military officials familiar with the request told the Wall Street Journal.


This move could help Iraq reduce its reliance on U.S. air power and potentially allow more American forces to withdraw from the country than had been proposed.

The F-16, made by Lockheed Martin Corp, is the most sophisticated weapons system Iraq has attempted to purchase so far.

Late in July, the U.S. Department of Defense had approved up to $10.7 billion in arms sales for Iraq, including a $2.16 billion sale of M1A1 Abrams tanks built by General Dynamics Corp.

The U.S. recently announced F-16 sales to Morocco and Romania. Those sales, each for roughly $100 million per plane with training, related equipment and support included, offer an indication of how lucrative the Iraq deal could be for Lockheed Martin and its suppliers.

Iraq now appears determined to significantly expand the air power of its military, which has become more competent and confident in recent months but depends heavily on the U.S. for air support.

Iraq quickly has become one of the biggest weapons buyers in the world as it seeks to strengthen and professionalise its fighting force.

No one was available at the U.S. Department of Defense for comment.

(Reporting by Sweta Singh in Bangalore, editing by Will Waterman)

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Les Azeris paient plus cher que les Brésiliens  

Je ne vois une explication crédible, c'est les alternatives du client.

Brésil : plusieurs alternatives.

Azerbaïdjan : Beaucoup moins d'alternatives.

Irak : 0 alternatives si volonté d'utiliser en opé interieurs (genre contre les Kurdes).

@Chobham

Good one  Tu viens d'acheter GTA V

Je pense que y'a que y'a une logique la dedans, mais y'a aussi la possibilité selon laquelle le prix annoncé pourrait inclure une avance quand à un contrat qui a suivi ou qui va suivre, voir aussi des modules complémentaires (comme ce que les français voulaient faire avec nous pour le Rafale) ...

Pour ce qui est de de GTA 5 alors je l'ai prise 3 jours avant sa sortir officielle, un luxe qu'on ne peut vivre qu'au Maroc  

la logique, tu demande au vendeur de gonfler virtuellement la facture et la diff va dans les poches des irakiens verreux.

tiens sa me rapel une blague

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Bagdad veut élargir sa coopération militaire avec Moscou (députés irakiens)  

 DUBAI/BAGDAD, 21 octobre - RIA Novosti  

La réalisation du contrat de livraison de matériel de guerre russe à l'Irak "va bon train conformément aux ententes", Bagdad envisage d'élargir sa coopération technico-militaire avec Moscou, ont déclaré lundi à RIA Novosti des députés du parlement irakien.

"D'ici la fin d'octobre, la Russie fournira à l'Irak du matériel de guerre, dont des hélicoptères Mi-28NE Night Hunter", a indiqué Hassan Jihad, membre de la commission parlementaire pour la Défense et la Sécurité, précisant que ces hélicoptères "seraient livrés au cours des prochains jours".

Selon le député Mohamad Al Sahyoud, de la coalition Etat de droit, le matériel de guerre russe sera utilisé en premier lieu dans la lutte contre le terrorisme qui constitue une menace non seulement pour l'Irak, mais aussi pour l'ensemble de la région.

"Le système de sécurité en Irak a besoin d'être renforcé dans tous ses aspects, y compris en ce qui concerne les armements", a indiqué le parlementaire, ajoutant que Bagdad envisageait de développer prochainement d'autres axes de sa coopération technico-militaire avec Moscou.

D'après un autre membre de la commission pour la Défense et la Sécurité, Shaban Tahi, les fournitures d'armes russes à l'Irak n'inverseront pas la tendance en matière de sécurité à elles seules.

"Le problème de l'Irak ne réside pas dans les armements. Que nous recevions des armes russes ou non, cela ne changera rien. A elles seules, les mesures en matière de sécurité ne sont pas en mesure d'améliorer la situation. Seul le développement économique est de nature à inverser la tendance actuelle", estime le député.

D'un montant de 4,3 milliards de dollars, le contrat russo-irakien signé en 2012 prévoit, entre autres, la livraison de plus de 10 hélicoptères Mi-28NE Night Hunter  dotés de tous les armements conçus pour ce type d'appareils.

http://fr.ria.ru/defense/20131021/199607048.html  

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Iraq to press U.S. on drones, F-16s to fight al Qaeda

(Reuters) - The Baghdad government wants the immediate delivery of U.S. drones and F-16 fighter jets in order to combat al Qaeda insurgents, who are making swift advances in the west of the Iraq, a senior Iraqi security official said.

Washington agreed in August to supply a $2.6 billion integrated air defence system and F-16 fighter jets, with delivery due in autumn 2014.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who will meets U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next week, has also requested drones to carry out surveillance of Iraq's desert border with Syria.

But Deputy National Security Adviser Safa al-Sheikh Hussein said Iraq needs them now.

"The first thing the Prime Minister will ask for is to accelerate the processes for the shipment of drones and F-16s," said Safa al-Sheikh Hussein in an interview with Reuters.

"The initial response from the U.S. was positive, but it depends on the delivery time. We want them immediately."

Al Qaeda's Iraqi wing was forced underground in 2007 during a troop build-up ordered by then U.S. President George W. Bush.

But almost two years after the last U.S. troops withdrew, the Sunni Islamist group has regained momentum in its war against the Shi'ite-led government that came to power after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Around 7,000 civilians have been killed in acts of violence so far in 2013, according to monitoring group Iraq Body Count.

At the same time Baghdad is struggling to control spillover from the civil war next door in Syria.

Hussein said that if Washington drags its feet, Iraq will turn elsewhere for help.

"Iraq will not die if it doesn't get American weapons. Many countries are offering military equipment," he said.

One of those countries is Russia, with which Iraq has already signed a $4 billion deal to supply helicopters and surveillance equipment.

The conflict in Syria has drawn hardline Sunni Islamists from across the region and beyond into battle against President Bashar al-Assad, whose Alawite sect derives from Shi'ite Islam.

Al Qaeda's Syrian and Iraqi affiliates merged this year to form the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which views Shi'ite Muslims as apostates and has claimed responsibility for attacks on both sides of the border.

"The Iraqi government doesn't have the capacity to control the border," said Hussein, a former brigadier general in Iraq's Air Force. "During Saddam's time, he had 10 divisions of border guards, roughly 100,000 men. Now it is far less and we don't have an air force."

Concern over the rise of al Qaeda in Syria and the war there is also pushing Iraq and Turkey to repair their strained relations.

The two countries' foreign ministers met in Anakara on Friday and said they would cooperate more closely to limit the spillover from Syria.

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In the early stages of the Syrian war, arms were being smuggled into the country from Iraq. Now the flow has reversed, said Hussein, who is deputy of the National Security Council.

"Some of them are more advanced weapons than al Qaeda usually had in Iraq - for example, anti-aircraft weapons which have been used against our helicopters," he said.

They also included arms purchased by Saudi Arabia, which along with other Sunni-ruled Gulf states has thrown its weight behind the Syrian rebels in a proxy war against Shi'ite Iran, which backs Assad.

There are also indications that Riyadh is financing Sunni groups in Iraq, Hussein said, as well as funding from private donors in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

Insurgents have exploited deteriorating relations between the government and Iraq's Sunni minority, which has been protesting since last year against what they perceive as the marginalisation of their sect.

A raid by security forces on a protest camp in April touched off a backlash by militants that shows no sign of abating.

"Al Qaeda has intentions to escalate even more," said Hussein. "But the government is also re-organising security operations and doing some work on intelligence. So I don't think there will be a collapse in the security situation."

Still, many challenges lay ahead, he said.

"Al Qaeda's main objective is to form areas under their control - maybe not full control, but partial control. This is what the battle is about."

Insurgents have also set their sights on an export pipeline that runs from the oilfields in Iraq's north to Turkey and has been repeatedly sabotaged this year.

While the strategic network in the relatively secure south - which provides roughly 90 percent of Iraq's 2.4 million barrels a day of oil exports - is under control, Hussein said steps are being taken to boost security along the Kirkuk-Ceyhan line.

(Additional reporting by Suadad al-Salhy, Editing by Isabel Coles and Angus MacSwan; )

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En Irak, un besoin urgent d’armes américaines


Le premier ministre irakien Nouri al-Maliki rencontrera demain le président américain à Washington pour lui demander des armes, écrit jeudi le quotidien Nezavissimaïa gazeta.
Bagdad a besoin de toute urgence d'hélicoptères Apache, de drones et de chasseurs bombardiers F-16 pour combattre la branche locale d'Al-Qaïda et d'autres groupes extrémistes. Le premier ministre irakien a également fait comprendre à Washington qu'il pourrait être le meilleur médiateur du conflit syrien et du problème nucléaire iranien.
Le gouvernement irakien ne parvient pas à empêcher les migrations des unités d'Al-Qaïda entre la Syrie et l’Irak. Ils traversent librement les frontières et combattent aussi bien contre Assad que contre l'Armée syrienne libre d'opposition. De retour en Irak ils terrorisent les chiites, les Kurdes et la population sunnite pacifique. Selon Reuters, cette menace figure en tête de liste du gouvernement irakien. "Al-Qaïda cherche à affaiblir le gouvernement Maliki car ses membres pensent que cela accélérerait la chute du régime syrien", explique le général à la retraite Chakir Salman, conseiller du ministère irakien de la Défense.
En Irak les conflits interconfessionnels (chiites-sunnites) et interethniques (Arabes-Kurdes) vont croissant depuis l'invasion américaine du pays en 2003 et le renversement de Saddam Hussein, sous qui le pouvoir appartenait majoritairement au parti sunnite Baas.
La coalition nationale, sous l'égide des Américains, a soutenu les chiites et les Kurdes. Elle a permis aux premiers de dominer le gouvernement et aux seconds – d’atteindre une autonomie proche de la souveraineté. Les sunnites, restés sans ressources et sans pouvoir, s'opposent à leur marginalisation et la situation a conduit à une hausse de l'influence des groupes terroristes sunnites. Au final, des attentats entraînant beaucoup de victimes sont perpétrés presque tous les jours. Près de 500 personnes ont été tuées en octobre et environ 7 000 depuis le début de l'année, aussi bien parmi les civils que les représentants des forces de l'ordre.
Le chiite Maliki a été nommé premier ministre en 2006 et en 2010 après les élections législatives. En 2010 la Liste irakienne - le bloc civil d'opposition, vainqueur – n’était pas parvenue à former de gouvernement pendant 8 mois. Nouri al-Maliki avait réussi avec le soutien des USA et des voisins chiites et sunnites. Aujourd’hui le premier ministre est souvent accusé de méthodes autoritaires.
Au cours de sa visite de trois jours aux USA, Maliki a l'intention de rencontrer Obama, le vice-président Joe Biden, le secrétaire à la Défense Chuck Hagel et d'autres représentants de l’administration. Les Américains ont laissé entendre qu'ils aideraient l'Irak mais pas trop vite.
Safa al-Cheikh Hussein, adjoint du conseiller du premier ministre pour la sécurité nationale, a déclaré la veille de la visite que l’Irak voulait "recevoir ces armes immédiatement". Il a averti que si les USA ne fournissaient pas ces armes à l'Irak, il pourrait demander de l'aide à d'autres pays comme la Russie, rapporte la chaîne iranienne Press TV.
Maliki ne part pas aux USA uniquement pour demander des armes mais aussi pour proposer ses services comme médiateur dans le conflit syrien. D'après Reuters, les hauts fonctionnaires américains ont l'intention d'évoquer cette question car un homme de Bagdad pourrait être un médiateur plus convenable pour Washington que des représentants de Moscou ou de Téhéran.
De la même manière, il pourrait devenir médiateur entre Téhéran et l'Occident pour régler le problème nucléaire iranien. Ces deux rôles renforceraient certainement les positions de l'Irak dans la région ainsi que celles de Maliki, politicien chiite dans un pays arabe majoritairement sunnite ayant des liens étroits avec Washington. Maliki ne laissera certainement pas passer cette chance : les élections irakiennes se tiendront en 2014 et il rêve de briguer son troisième mandat de premier ministre.

http://fr.ria.ru/presse_russe/20131031/199685466.html

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Iraq Takes Collection of First 4 Russian Helicopter Gunships
DUBAI, November 8 (RIA) — Iraq took collection Thursday night of the first four Russian-made Mi-35 helicopter gunships sold to the Middle Eastern nation as part of a multibillion dollar weapons deal.

Iraqi leader Nuri al-Maliki posted pictures of the aircraft on his official Facebook page.

Abbas al-Bayati, a lawmaker with al-Maliki’s ruling faction in parliament, told RIA Novosti that Iraq expects to receive a consignment of around 40 Mi-35 and Mi-28NE attack helicopters by the end of the year.

Iraq is looking to use the newly bought military materiel to bolster its borders and for use in antiterrorist operations.

Russia is to supply 48 Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile gun systems in addition to the helicopters under a $4.3 billion agreement on cooperation in the defense and technology sector signed in 2012.


Russia has under the framework of that deal also committed to supplying Iraq with Ka-52 single-seat attack helicopters.

The arms deal had looked to be at risk earlier this year amid speculation that Iraqi authorities were considering withdrawing from the arrangement over suspicions of corruption.

Anatoly Isaykin, general director of state-run arms holding company Rosoboronexport, denied in February that the contract had been canceled, however, and said only that it had yet to enter into force.

a quoi encore l´apache s´ils ont ca et Mi28  

et on parle de ka 52 aussi

4 hélico qui ont le même rôle  

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Korea exports 24 attack jets to Iraq


BAGHDAD ― Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a $1.1 billion (1.1 trillion won) contract to sell 24 FA-50 light attack aircraft to Iraq, Thursday, the most lucrative defense export deal by local players.

In Baghdad, KAI CEO Ha Sung-yong and Iraqi Prime Minster Nouri al-Maliki signed the deal.

The Korean defense contractor is set to deliver the jets between October 2015 and October 2016.

In addition, the two sides are on the verge of reaching another agreement including pilot training and logistical support with an estimated value of $1 billion.

“The contract is the biggest achievement in the nation’s aerospace exports,” Ha said.

“Through the deal, we discovered the aircraft’s competitiveness in the international market and potential as an export.”

With the deal, KAI has put the first Middle East country on its customer list.

It has sold 16 T-50 supersonic trainers to Indonesia, 40 KT-1 basic trainers to Turkey and 20 KT-1s to Peru.

KAI believes the Iraq contract will contribute to the Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province-based company establishing itself as a competitive presence in the market for lower priced fighters.

“Other than Africa, KAI has built its export footholds in each continent,” a KAI official said.

“There is growing interest in the T-50 family, as the current aircraft in use get older and there are few options to replace them.”

In the competition, the KAI product beat BAE Systems’ Hawk-128, Russian Yakovlev’s Yak-130 and Czech aircraft producer Aero Vodochody’s L-159, according to the Korean firm.

With Iraq being scheduled to import 36 F-16s from next year, the Korean light attack plane was seen as the best option to bridge the air power vacuum, while nurturing pilots.

The FA-50 was developed in Korea as a possible replacement for the Air Force’s F-5E/F when the aging fighters are retired.

KAI is set to try to continue the winning vibe in its sales pitch for other countries including the Philippines, Botswana and eventually, the United States.

In the U.S. Air Force’s trainer competition, aimed at replacing its fleet of T-38s, the U.S. side plans to purchase 350 new aircraft worth billions of dollars.

“When it comes to exports to the Philippines, we were closing in on a deal, but the recent earthquake and typhoon have pushed it back to next year,” KAI said.

“We plan to launch a full-scale campaign in the U.S. as well.”

The FA-50, which was first unveiled in January 2006, is a light combat version of the T-50 supersonic trainer that was co-developed with Lockheed Martin.

The plane can carry a weapons load of up to 4.5 tons and can be armed with a wide range of weapon systems including AIM-9 sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles, AGM-65 air-to-ground tactical missiles and GBU-38/B Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), which allows the aircraft to counter multiple threats

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr

ca a battu le Yak-130 en Iraq    ca dit bcp ca sur le FA-50,une bonne bridge pour le F16
leurs derniers achats sont vraiment interessants

Ce que je note c'est ça   

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The FA-50 was developed in Korea as a possible replacement for the Air Force’s F-5E/F when the aging fighters are retired.

Les irakiens sont en train de re batir leur armée a une vitesse phénoménale et surtout avec des achats intelligents   
Joli remplaçant du F-5 , nos FRA doivent le mettre dans leur "panier" du futur ...

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Iraq Expects Russian Weapons Delivery Next Month


DUBAI, December 15 (RIA Novosti) – The second consignment of Russian weapons and military equipment, to be delivered to Iraq under the deal signed in 2012, will arrive later than previously announced, a senior Iraqi lawmaker said on Sunday.

Last year, Iraq signed a $4.3 billion deal with Moscow to buy Russian weapons and military equipment, including around 40 Mi-35 and Mi-28NE attack helicopters. Iraq took collection of the first four Mi-35 helicopter gunships this fall.

Iraqi officials said in November that the second shipment is expected by the end of the year.

“The second batch of Russian weapons will arrive in Iraq in January,” said Muhammed al-Aqili, a deputy head of the ruling faction in the Iraqi parliament.

He did not specify what types of arms and equipment were due to arrive.

The reason for the delay is unknown.

Iraq is looking to use the newly bought military materiel to bolster its borders and for use in antiterrorist operations.

The 2012 contract also envisages the purchase of 48 Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile gun systems and Ka-52 single-seat attack helicopters.

Ils passent de rien à 3 "AH"   

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Shaping Iraq’s


(Source: Center for Strategic and International Studies; issued Dec 13, 2013)



Two years after the withdrawal of all US military forces from Iraq, the Iraqi military is facing major challenges as it seeks to confront a resurgence of Islamist violence. The failure to maintain any residual US force in the country to train and support Iraqi counterterrorism operations has placed heavy constraints on the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces and on US policy options for confronting terrorism spilling into Iraq as a result of the deepening crisis in Syria.

The development of the Iraqi Security Forces has proceeded haltingly, and as a result Iraqi military and police units are ill-equipped to confront the non-state threats currently operating inside Iraq.

This new report provides a comprehensive assessment of the current capabilities of the Iraqi Security Forces, including all branches of the armed forces as well as national police and counterterrorism units. It serves to provide an update to the Burke Chair’s previous report, Withdrawal From Iraq: Assessing the Readiness of Iraqi Security Forces, to include the steps taken to develop Iraqi security capabilities since 2011.

It includes all major arms purchases by Iraq from the United States under Foreign Military Sales authority, as well as the limited International Military Engagement and Training programs being conducted with Iraqi personnel. It also assesses the uncertain future of the Iraqi efforts to combat terrorism and insurgency, and the limited options for the United States to try to support those efforts.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/150244/report-on-iraq%E2%80%99s-security-forces.html

Les Mi-35 ne seront pas de trop, y a le feu dans la province d'Al Anbar ...

God bless me   (j'avais lu aucune info avant de poster)

Oui justement je voulais en parler ... à peine arrivé, les Super Hind prennent déja part aux combats ! Mais faut croire que les irakiens ont une excellente expérience avec (ils ont fais des ravages sur les chieftains iraniens avec leurs Mil Mi-24)

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Les États-Unis ont livré des missiles en irak

http://journalmetro.com/monde/423640/les-etats-unis-ont-livre-des-missiles-en-irak/

Une idée sur le pod ?

il en existe 2 pour EC635 : le HMP-400 de FN Herstal pour mitrailleuse de 12,7 et le Nexter NC621 (en 20 mm), mais je penche plus pour le FN Herstal (avec son cul arrondi):



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The helicopters are said to be integrated with South African Ingwe anti-tank missiles, alongside the other EC635 SAWS options of French Nexter NC-621 20mm cannon pods, and Belgian HerstalHMP-400 12.7mm machine gun pods. Any readers wondering whether all 3 countries were staunchly opposed to the removal of Saddam Hussein… the answer is yes

http://www.militaria.cz/cz/detail-870

PGM