South Korea announces signing of $93.7 million contract with Iraq to purchase aircraft
South Korea announces signing of $93.7 million contract with Iraq to purchase aircraft
12-24-2024
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South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday that Korea Aerospace Industries has signed a $93.7 million deal with Iraq to export Suriyon KHUH-1 helicopters.
The report, translated by Al-Maalouma Agency, stated that “under the deal, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will provide helicopters to the Iraqi government, with the aircraft scheduled to be delivered in March 2025, according to the company’s regulatory filings.”
The report added that “the K-12 helicopters, known as Suryon, are a medium-sized type of helicopter that entered service with the South Korean army in 2012,” indicating that “there are more than 200 helicopters of this type in the South Korean army, which carry out various operations, including air attack missions and air cargo transport.”
The report indicated that “the company did not mention in its statement the number of helicopters that will be delivered to Iraq, the cost of each helicopter, whether the helicopters will be delivered supported by weapons, or the type of ammunition used with them.”
Iraq had previously signed a $1.1 billion deal to purchase 24 modern F-50 fighter jets from South Korea. Iraq also purchased from South Korea a $2.78 billion deal to export the Cheongung-II air defense system. The Cheongung-II battery consists of four mobile missile launchers, each carrying eight missile launch tubes, a multi-function radar, and a command and control center.
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