Pentagon refuses to hand over “F-16″ aircraft to BAGHDAD
Pentagon refuses to hand over “F-16″ aircraft to BAGHDAD
03-05-2015 12:00 PM
Pentagon spokeswoman Elissa Smith said it is not possible at present to give a specific date for the delivery of the F-16s to Iraq, while continuing to assess the situation and communicate with the Iraqi government on this type of aircraft program and relating to rules of aircraft finance and transport details. Smith added that the aircraft The F-16 Iraqi was still under production now in Fort Worth base, the pilots Iraqis, they continue to receive training in the United States. The Washington Times, the American newspaper, in a report, seen by the news: that the planes F-American 16 was delayed in reaching for Iraq , because it was supposed to now be Iraqi pilots fly planes, the F-16 US fighter and share the rest of the members of the coalition countries daily Btalaaathm against terrorists organization Daash who control the land and the wide west and north of Iraq. The newspaper indicated that if there was any optimism the date of the arrival of the aircraft it a few planes of which may arrive in Iraq in mid-summer of this year, but Iraq is still demanding the completion of construction of the award of radars with command and control and maintenance of station system before the possibility of starting any missions from the aircraft. The newspaper had proposed the Iraqi government, which bought 36 aircraft F- 16 Falcon fighter that is aircraft delivery in Iraq and train pilots within the country as well, but entry militants Daash of Iraq made it impossible to apply these logistics. The newspaper pointed Based on these data was changed aircraft delivery in Arizona Air Force Base, where I arrived the first two F – Plan 16 Iraqi al-Qaeda last December will be another six cargo aircraft this year. It is noteworthy that there are 36 Iraqi pilots will prepare them for the leadership of the aircraft, two of them will complete Tdrebathma soon, the others, they are waiting for the completion of the initial training and about 12 pilots of whom are subject to the lectures to learn the English language in Monetere Institute to learn languages by direct train. US President Barack Obama is counting, in the April 14, 2015, that working with a strong partner like Iraq would make the prosecution of terrorists commitment to his country, and among his meeting with al-Abadi came to discuss supplying Baghdad by helicopter-16 and Apache , stressed the need to be held accountable Abadi abusers who are criminal and sectarian work in areas where it is released from Daash, while Abadi pointed to a readiness unlimited by Obama to support the Iraqi forces in the fight against terrorism. The US Embassy in Baghdad announced that, in the second of September in 2014, that Washington would hand over aircraft the F16 to Iraq after the establishment of security in the base country, and stressed the US commitment to support Iraq, according to the strategic framework, and as pointed out that Iraq did not make a formal request to buy 24 Apache helicopter, made it clear that the US overflights cost us more than seven million dollars. She stressed the US Embassy in Iraq, in August 2014, that the United States will not equip Iraq with aircraft F16 in the next few time, because of the security situation of the, as revealed that the implementation of armament contracts own tanks, Apache helicopters and aircraft F16 will take place during the months and years the next, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for the formation of a government partnership B’mcharkh all parties’. It is noteworthy that Iraq has signed an agreement with Washington to buy 36 fighter model F-16 aircraft, the Iraqi government has announced (September 2011), for the payment of the first installment of the value of the deal price to buy 18 fighter of this type, while confirming the Ministry of Defense, in (July 3, 2012), the Iraqi government’s desire to increase the number of aircraft in the near future to protect Iraqi airspace. The aircraft (F-16) produced by General Dynamics Group US which, and exported to some 20 countries, is the most widely used fighter in the world. And come within this armament deal signed between Baghdad and Washington at the end of November 2008, which provides for the training and equipping of Iraqi forces, the security agreement.
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