EC635
Iraqi EC635 Stand Alone Weapon System, Ingwe Contract Concluded
The Iraqi Army Air Corps’ EC635 light helicopters are now armed with machine guns, cannons, rockets and Ingwe missiles provided by South Africa and Airbus Helicopters. Iraq ordered 24 EC635s in 2009, with the first two being delivered in June 2011. The Iraqi Army has used its EC635s to combat Islamic State militants. Earlier this […]
General Dynamics Awarded $69.8 Million to Provide Hydra-70 Rockets to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Pakistan
General Dynamics – OTS Inc., was awarded a $69,762,481 modification (P00005) to foreign military sales contract W31P4Q-14-C-0154 (Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iraq) for the Hydra-70 rocket system. Work will be performed in Williston, Vermont, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 20, 2020. Fiscal 2014 and 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $69,762,481 were […]
Islamic State Group Shoots Down Iraqi Helicopter
Islamic State group militants shot down an Iraqi military helicopter, officials said Saturday, killing the two pilots onboard and raising fresh concerns about the extremists’ ability to attack aircraft amid ongoing U.S.-led coalition airstrikes. The attack happened late Friday in the Shiite holy city of Samarra, about 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad. A […]