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U.S. To Ship Drones To Iraqis, White House Confirms

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, January 6th, 2014

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U.S. To Ship Drones To Iraqis, White House Confirms

The ScanEagle is a catapult launched UAV. Photo: Boeing.

The United States is moving quickly to provide the Iraqi government with additional military equipment such as unarmed drones to help Baghdad counter a strengthening al-Qaeda-led insurgency, White House confirmed on Monday. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the White House will supply 10 ScanEagle unmanned aircraft built by Boeing [BA] subsidiary Insitu in the weeks ahead and 48 Ravens made by AeroVironment [AVAV] to the Iraqis later this year. “We're accelerating our foreign military sales deliveries,” Carney said. ScanEagles…

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