Albazana submit an application to the U.S. for a 24 Apache helicopters

Albazana submit an application to the U.S. for a 24 Apache helicopters

06/23/2012

Informed sources in the Iraqi government Saturday for the existence of logistical preparations carried out by the Kurdistan Regional Government to receive the first batch of helicopters (Apache) from the United States of America.

The source, who preferred not to permit his name to the Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani and during his recent visit to the United States submitted a request to buy 24 helicopters of the type ( AH-64 APACHE ), while urging Washington to reject the deal planes the ( F16 ) which plans to the Government of Baghdad to buy. The source said the deal had been without the knowledge of the Iraqi government in Baghdad and Boeing McDonnell Doclas and Martin Marrieta the Americas, which Tsanaan aircraft (Apache) will undertake the implementation of the deal, having won the approval of the U.S. Congress on the deal, which is expected to be delivered the first batch, consisting of ( 5) of the sum total of the transaction (24) aircraft (Apache) early next year to complete the transaction to take place end of the year 2015.
The source said the deal is the fastest in terms of processing when compared to similar deals with other countries.
It is recognized that aircraft helicopter (Apache) is the best among the helicopter attack in the world today that are fit to fight in the wilderness areas open as well as the rugged mountain to its unique ability to maneuver, in terms of being a weapon system Airborne has the ability Alcamlhali engagement near-term can be directed against equipment, sites, personnel and armored vehicles,
And characterized by Apache for other aircraft of its class to its ability to carry and operate a variety of weapons systems most notably, for example, shells of the model ( HELLFIRE ) anti-tank missiles, as well as gun automatic from the model ( M230 ), which uses shots of the caliber of 30 mm, and also shells of the model ( HYDRA ), which proved highly effective against a variety of goals during the battles that took part in the Iraq and Afghanistan
Source: afkarhura