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U.S. State Department approved a possible sale to Iraq for 5000 Hellfire missiles.
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U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign
Military Sale to Iraq for AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire missiles and associated
equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost
of $700 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the
required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on July
28, 2014. |
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 An AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missile |
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The Government of Iraq has requested a possible sale of 5000 AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire missiles, Hellfire missile conversion, blast fragmentation sleeves and installation kits, containers, transportation, spare and repair parts, support equipment, personnel training and training equipment, publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $700 million. Iraq will use the Hellfire missiles to help improve the Iraq Security Forces’ capability to support current on-going ground operations. Iraq will also use this capability in future contingency operations. Iraq, which already has Hellfire missiles, will have no difficulty absorbing these additional missiles into its armed forces. The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland. |
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