As Iraqi security forces move beyond the establishment of an army, the government there will be looking to purchase the types of equipment that supports combat, the general in charge of building those forces in Baghdad said recently. During the past year, the Iraqi army has grown to about 550,000 soldiers, Lt. Gen. James Dubik, commanding general of Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq in Baghdad, told the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). The Iraqi government is also spending more each year…
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