Lockheed Martin wins contract to maintain the U.S. cargo planes to Iraq 24 million dollars

Lockheed Martin wins contract to maintain the U.S. cargo planes to Iraq 24 million dollars

20.03.2014 (0:01 pm)

Lockheed Martin wins contract to maintain the US cargo planes to Iraq 24 million dollarsBAGHDAD / long-Presse

Announced that Lockheed Martin, the U.S., on Wednesday, said it has received from the U.S. Department of Defense contract to supply Iraq with equipment maintenance and training on cargo aircraft C-130J, which sold for the benefit of the Iraqi air force, “while showed that the value of the contract amounted to 24 million dollars.
To order confirmed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, the development plans of the Iraqi characterized by vision “wide and optimistic” for the future of the country’s economic and, while expressed its readiness to assist Iraq in developing its human to manage large projects, expressed the pride of the United States, including made ​​to Iraq during the past three years in this regard.
said Lockheed Martin, in a statement received (range Press) a copy of it, “The company has received a contract from the Department of contracts overseas sales in the Pentagon $ 24 million for the benefit of Iraq and that he regards the Air Force.”
the company added, “The deal includes supply Iraq with simulation training to perform maintenance of aircraft military transport C-130J sold by the United States to the Iraqi Air Force. ”
It is noteworthy that simulators Lockheed for training exist in east Orange County in California, and that the work will be carried out at Baghdad International Airport until 31 December 2017.
was Lockheed Martin announced, last May, the Iraqi Air Force is preparing to take over the three aircraft (C-130J Super Hercules) allocated to the air transport military, indicating they are a last meal of the agreement between the two sides
struck the Iraqi government contract Lockheed Martin, in 2008, on the purchase of six aircraft of the type (C-130-J), amounting to a billion and a half billion dollars, equivalent to 250 million dollars per aircraft if the total amount to six, plus spare parts and training courses for technicians maintenance and pilots.
In a related context, said Sarah Ann Lynch, director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said that “the development plans of the Iraqi characterized the vision of a broad and optimistic for the independent country’s economic,” noting that “the success of that plan requires reliance on the largest possible number of experts and specialists in the field of development. ”
came during the National Conference of Project Management, established by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Iraq, on Wednesday at the Rashid Hotel, in collaboration with the project of administrative reform of the Iraqi (thread), and attended (range Press).
added Lynch that “the project of administrative reform of the Iraqi (thread) which is sponsored by the U.S. government in cooperation with their Iraqi counterparts was an important partner in the development of projects of Iraq and the capital investment, “indicating that” the U.S. government is proud of what I did to Iraq during the past three years in this area. ”
promised responsible American that “Iraq has made ​​progress in training expertise to manage projects at both internal and external, “pointing out that” the United States is working to help Iraq on the optimal investment of funds and develop the economy and provide good services to citizens. ”
said director of the U.S. Agency for International Development that “the agency is looking forward to working with Iraq to develop its economy through employ his abilities the way optimization, and raise the level of partnership with him to reach the best formula for the management of large projects for the development of infrastructure. ”
and felt that “the U.S. government is seeking cooperation with its partner, the Iraqi to develop global standards for the management of the projects at both the federal and provincial,” and increased that “the U.S. government is working today through the Agency for International Development, to reduce the level of poverty and deprivation through projects that contribute to creating more jobs and increasing the level of income. ” It is noteworthy that the U.S. Agency for International Development nited States Agency for International Development, known as short USAID, the U.S. government agency responsible mainly for the management of foreign aid civil.

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