By John Lee. The Iraqi Army Aviation Command has begun equipping newly-delivered French-made Caracal helicopters at Martyr Brigadier General Mohammed Alaa Air Base. According to a statement from the Ministry of Defense, this initiative is part of a broader plan to strengthen the operational capabilities of Iraq's Army Aviation. The Caracal helicopters are equipped for […]
By John Lee. French firm Airbus has delivered the first two Caracal military helicopters to Iraq under a defence contract signed between the two countries. The Iraqi Ministry of Defence confirmed receipt of the aircraft on Wednesday, 30 April 2025. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Defence Minister Thabet Muhammad Saeed Al-Abbasi highlighted the strength of […]
By John Lee. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has signed a significant export contract to supply military helicopters to Iraq. The company describes the Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH-1), also known as Surion, is a multi-role utility helicopter, "complete with excellent maneuverability and a world-class hovering capability features cutting-edge avionics system." It continues: "They have been deployed […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with French company Airbus to purchase Caracal (H225M) helicopters. While the Ministry did not specify the number of helicopters involved, AFP reports that 12 of the twin-engined aircraft will be bought. According to the Ministry, the agreement, signed in the presence of Defense […]
By John Lee. The Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq (OSC-I) at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has been working with the Iraqi Ministry of Defense to convert the entire fleet of the Iraqi Army Aviation Command (IqAAC) to U.S.-produced aircraft in order to simplify parts acquisition, maintenance, and training. This quarter, the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) […]
By Fehim Tastekin for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq seeks to attach strings to arms purchases from Turkey Talks on the sale of Turkish armed drones and combat helicopters to Iraq have hit snags amid Iraqi efforts to extract […]
Commanders Discuss Iran-Iraq Interaction in Helicopter Industry Ranking army generals from Iran and Iraq weighed plans to promote cooperation between the two neighbors in the field of military helicopters. Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force's Airborne Division General Yousef Qorbani and his Iraqi counterpart General Samir Zaki Hussein met in Tehran on Sunday. The […]
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of five (5) Armed Bell 407GX helicopters configured with M240 7.62mm Machine Guns for an estimated cost of $82.5 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on October 3, 2018. […]
By John Lee. Al-Burhan Airways has opened a new helipad at Al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad. A spokesman for the company told Iraq Business News that it's planning to use the new facility to serve the sponsors of Frontier Exchange's Iraq Banking & Investment Summit, being held on 2nd and 3rd of December, by providing a […]
By John Lee. Iraq has received its final batch of Russian Mi-28 NE Night Hunter military helicopters, TASS news agency has reported. A blog run by Russia's independent Center of the Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, reported that the latest shipment contained the final four of the 15 helicopters ordered by the Iraqi government. A […]
By John Lee. Texas-based Bell Helicopter Textron has been awarded a $55,600,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee foreign military sales contract in Iraq. The firm will supply technical advice and maintenance and logistics support for maintenance and logistics for Bell aircraft. Work will be performed in Iraq with an estimated completion date of 7th August, 2016. According to a […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Federal Government is reportedly looking to purchase helicopters and military equipment, including de-mining devices, from the UK. The Minister of Interior, Mohammed al-Ghabban, met with the British Ambassador to Iraq, Frank Baker, to discuss the security situation in the country and the latest developments in the fight against the Islamic […]
