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Iraq-U.S. Navy In Discussions To Build 35-Meter Patrol Boats

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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

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U.S. Navy officials met with their Iraq counterparts last month to discuss building a fleet of patrol boats to help that nation protect and control its territorial waters, according to the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I). Iraq and U.S. military personnel met at a two-day work definition conference, June 12-14, in Baghdad to develop specifications for the 35-meter patrol boats, according to MNSTC-I. The first four of a 15-boat construction program are due for delivery to Iraq by the end…

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