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Iraq Requests $1.9 Billion In F-16 Weapons, Equipment And Logistics Support

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

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Iraq Requests $1.9 Billion In F-16 Weapons, Equipment And Logistics Support

A U.S. Air Force F-16. Photo: Air Force.

The State Department approved a possible $1.9 billion Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request to Iraq for various F-16 weapons, munitions, equipment, and logistics supportThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on Jan. 15.Major defense equipment (MDE) in the requested FMS would include 20 units of the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS); 24 AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles; 150 AGM-65D/G/H/K Maverick missiles; 14,120 500-pound General Purpose (GP) bomb body/warhead units for use either as unguided or guided…

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