USA will supply to Iraq five thousand Hellfire missiles which costs near $ 700 million

USA will supply to Iraq five thousand Hellfire missiles which costs near $ 700 million

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Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin – prime contractor for the production and supply of missiles

WASHINGTON, July 30. The U.S. State Department has approved the transaction, which will give the Pentagon to Iraq five thousand missiles “air-land” Hellfire, AGM-114. As reported by newspaper The Wall Street Journal, the total contract amount will be $ 700 million

According to the above newspaper press release control of military cooperation of the Pentagon, “the proposed sale (missiles) directly supports the Government of Iraq, as well as the interests of the Iraqi and American people.” Management also emphasizes that “the use of Hellfire missiles help empower the Iraqi security forces to support ground operations.” In the USA Defense Ministry explained that “the Iraqi armed forces, who already possess rockets of this type should not have problems with their use.” In addition to the cost of the transaction directly rocket itself includes all the necessary equipment for their use and transportation, as well as spare parts.

The prime contractor for the production and supply of Hellfire missiles is an American aerospace giant Lockheed Martin. Among these five thousand rockets appear on three versions of AGM-114 – K, N and R.

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