By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Interior has been authorised to contract with the Military Industrialization Authority (MIA) to purchase a system designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to the Prime Minister's Office, the Council of Ministers approved granting the ministry the authority to conclude the contract as part of efforts to strengthen Iraq's […]
By John Lee. A hematite [haematite, Fe2O3] production project with an annual capacity of approximately 400,000 tonnes has reportedly been inaugurated in Maysan Governorate. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the project was launched by the Military Industrialization Authority, with Ali Mohsen Khudair, Director General of the General Company for Military Industries, saying […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani inaugurated four new military manufacturing factories of the Military Industrialization Authority. The inauguration took place at the General Company for Military Industries complex in southern Baghdad and included a virtual participation. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Electricity and other officials. Newly Inaugurated Facilities: Light […]
By John Lee. An advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister has reportedly announced Iraq's intentions to build factories for the German companies Mercedes and MAN. Al Iqtisad quotes Mohammed Sahib al-Daraji as saying that this initiative is a result of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Iraq's Defence Industries Commission (Military Industrialization Authority) and […]
By John Lee. The Chairman of Iraq's Military Industrialization Authority (MIA), Mustafa Ati Hassan (pictured), reportedly met with representatives of the German companies MAN (part of the Volkswagen group) and Mercedes on Thursday. According to state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the meeting discussed the production of military and civilian trucks in Iraq. (Source: INA)
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in his role as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has been presented with the first pistol to be produced by Iraq's Defence Industries Commission (Military Industrialization Authority). The 'Babel' handgun was presented by the Commission's President, Mohamed Sahib Al Daraji, to the Prime Minister on the sidelines of […]
