Iraq to buy US Hellfire missiles

The US Department of State approved the delivery to Iraq of AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles and CATM training missiles totaling $ 800 million, RIA News message of the US Agency for Defense Cooperation.

Earlier, "Iraq has turned to the United States to sell 5 thousands of missiles and related equipment," the release says.

“The State Department decided to give approval for the possible sale of Hellfire missiles and training missiles, as well as related equipment, to Iraq abroad. The amount of the transaction is estimated at 800 million dollars. The Defense Cooperation and Security Agency provided the Congress with the necessary notifications about a possible deal on January 6, 2016, ” - Agency reported.

It is noted that "this deal will have a positive impact on international policy and the goals of ensuring US national security by increasing the combat capability of the Iraqi security forces to defeat the IS."

Earlier, Baghdad had already acquired such ammunition, so the country's air force "will not face any difficulties in using missiles and equipment," the report says.

Comments

[Aaron Zawi]

This is a serious order. When used correctly, Iraqis will be able to burn everything that ISIS has on the ground moving.

[ALEA IACTA EST]

Will they be able to "apply correctly"? Either they have one and a half thousand soldiers stolen right from the camp, then they scatter at the sight of ISIS terrorists ...

[dmi.pris1]

Yes, buy at least annihilators from the Martians! With your motivation and that rabble that I ended up in the Iraqi army just under the knife to ISIS .. You’ve been seized a piece of territory — you only chew on your snot, write a diplomatic mail ..

[Antanas]

Generally speaking, the success in the fight against Daesh in Iraq is more impressive than in Syria - about 40% of the territory has been liberated from Islamists, and about 20% in Syria. Conclusions are being asked ...

[Lex.]

Generally speaking, the success in the fight against Daesh in Iraq is more impressive than in Syria - about 40% of the territory has been liberated from Islamists, and about 20% in Syria. Conclusions are being asked ...
40% of the territory liberated in Iraq, well, there’s no one to liberate, NATO countries, led by the United States, have been bombing for several years only whom and what are they bombing there?

[Antanas]

Generally speaking, the success in the fight against Daesh in Iraq is more impressive than in Syria - about 40% of the territory has been liberated from Islamists, and about 20% in Syria. Conclusions are being asked ...

[not a Jew]

Quote: Antanas

Generally speaking, the success in the fight against Daesh in Iraq is more impressive than in Syria - about 40% of the territory has been liberated from Islamists, and about 20% in Syria. Conclusions are being asked ...

Well, do not be shy and voice your conclusions.

[NordUral]

A simple conclusion suggests itself: Irkak, as there is no sovereign country, but Syria is. Here is her ISIS, armed with the United States and hammering with all its strength. Yes, and our former partners Erdogan and K help the bandits as they can.

[aksakal]

Quote: Antanas

Generally speaking, the success in the fight against Daesh in Iraq is more impressive than in Syria - about 40% of the territory has been liberated from Islamists, and about 20% in Syria. Conclusions are being asked ...

- and it sounds as follows - for this ISIS the territory of Iraq is not needed, right? True, the ISIS people still retain the oil-bearing regions of Iraq, and the Iraqi troops cannot recapture them in any way, and even if they seriously try - there, if anything, the Turks are on the watch, right? After all, what is the mission of ISIS? Overthrow Assad, right? ISIS does not have the task of overthrowing the puppet (well, recently, not very much - the Americans are to blame) Iraqi government - so why cling to the desert? And they took this Iraqi desert to divert their eyes - so that the connection between the amers and their pro-Saudi gang-leika with this ISIS was not so visible. Well, they say, "you see, we and Iraq are wetting, which is under the amers, we are like that, we wet everyone, we are on our own!" Well, in Syria, as they squeezed, the resources "to divert the eyes" were not enough - so they released him. Some large city in Iraq before the New Year was liberated by Iraqi forces - so our experts with photo facts in their hands were indignant - what kind of liberation is this? then print it at all? The Ishilovites themselves left this city, it was empty as a basin - the Iraqis only had to enter and rant about the victory Well, the ISIS Turks support it in the Syrian direction, because Assad was so annoyed with something there that they can’t eat Erdagon Looks like bad Assad barbecue fried at the last family (Assad and Erdogan were friends of the families With such "friends and enemies it is not necessary! And also treat him to barbecue ) picnic I correctly guessed your conclusions?
Py.Sy. There was some black-headed black man, I don’t remember how he wrote to me, they say, “I’m putting you on the black list, don’t blame me, because my comrades from Israel told me so, because Aksakal sculpts cons only for the fact that Israeli flag " Nu-nu, "comrades from Israel, but you have no other method of struggle against those who do not think the way you want? Besides how to slander and defame like that? And now you have a minus from me, but I don't put them so easily, but I put them for a sucking post. and this post is just that, and I justified it ... I can give an article about the "heroic capture" that Iraqi city.

[Talgat]

I support the opinion of the respected Aksakal!

[Antanas]

Comrade from Kazakhstan, you seem to have taken a great interest in conspiracy theories. Who, what and who can be banned on the Internet? Personally, I do not care about the minuses. I do not go here for a rating. And on the topic - if it comes to that, the Russian Aerospace Forces inflicted very little damage to Daesh, since almost all of his forces are in the east of the country, but they hardly bombed him. The attacks were mostly on the opposition. Another question is how sane she is, but this is not Daesh. DAISH is located mainly in the same desert areas Syria. And to fight with him only from the air is futile, it is necessary to clean up on the ground. By the way, do you know that the US special forces destroyed one of the leaders of ISIS? Well, in Iraq - support for ISIS by the Americans and so on - the same cheap conspiracy theories, suitable only for Russian use. The oppositionists are supported, yes, and they are now much more dangerous for Assad than ISIS, since they are epiked very well, unlike ISIS, whose main weapon is jihadmobile cars, which is something serious There are very few of them, and they (the opposition) are much closer to the vital centers of Syria. The main force of Daesh is the local Muslim population, which is quite successfully zombified by Daesh and swears allegiance to him, and then the Islamist terror comes. But what about the slop - here you are, comrade, you think it sucks, but I consider your post to be a cheap conspiracy. It's a matter of taste. But I don't put any downsides, I'm absolutely not interested in all these ratings and so on.

[gergi]

Cunningly stated, these daish and these not daish. Like a louse on the crest! Ugh!

[aksakal]

Quote: Antanas

Rappositioners are supported, yes, and they are now much more dangerous for Assad than Daesh, since they are epiked very well, unlike Daesh, whose main weapon is tachanki - "jihadmobiles" there is very little anything serious, and they (the opposition) are much closer to vital centers of Syria

- But what are you talking about! Are you worried about the opposition, sick? And how do they differ from ISIS? The fact that the head is cut from right to left, and not like the Daeshites - from left to right? Or can you enumerate the crimes that are only the fault of one of the most "moderate" oppositionists, because of whom Saudi Arabia is so offended - Allusha? Or do the work yourself - the Internet is full of material that this Allush has done - the DAISHites NERVOUSLY SMOKE IN THE SIDE! Yes, with such "moderate oppositionists" there is no need for DAISH - to end up in hell, these "allus-like" ones are enough above the roof. This is the first thing. And secondly - I will say nowhere more directly, SO YES, Russia is protecting Assad! And so what? Butcher? Tyrant? Dictator? Yes, he is white and fluffy compared to the same Erdogan, who at this very moment you know what is doing in Diyarbakir? But no one is in a hurry to call Erdogan a butcher and a tyrant, although in fact he is. According to the Saudi authorities, I am generally silent - the execution of 47 people is only for peaceful, which means that it is quite legitimate (by your Western standards) protests for the right to believe in your Shiite faith, to have your own schools and mosques) performances are, of course, not at all " butcher " But, most importantly, even if Assad would have deserved fate, like Gaddafi’s, I would WELCOME HOT if Russia, too, would stand up for Assad in front of the States. Why? And the matter of principle is only because the USA wanted to remove Assad, NOT ASKING BEFORE THIS FROM RUSSIA! AND THIS IS THIS MOST IMPORTANT IN MY POST, EXACTLY THIS! From now on, ALL OWN WORLDWIDE (not internal, to hell with your internal affairs!) NEED TO CONSENT WITH RUSSIANS. Perhaps the Chinese will soon want such an agreement (and quite deservedly, by the way), but so far they have not matured. And this is a fact, Antanas, from which you will not get anywhere, this is a fact that does not depend on your desire, it is - OBJECTIVE REALITY - the USA (and not only them - EVERYTHING!), Before doing something drastic geopolitical , you have to ask permission from Uncle Putin and his successor, otherwise there will be more money and waste, and the cards will be mixed up.

[Antanas]

Comrade Aksakal from Kazakhstan, here's the thing - everyone is pursuing their own interests in this mess. It is clear that Putin's interest is to preserve the Assad regime, since this is the only way to maintain his presence and influence in the BV, since he does not have more allies in the Arab world. So it is absolutely clear - it does not matter from whom to protect, but the regime must be preserved, and the whipping up of horror stories about Daesh is also quite understandable. But the thing is that others have their own interests. Israel has these interests - its own security , and in this sense, the Assad regime poses a much greater danger and that is why Assad is today the closest ally and vassal of Iran. Therefore, he is trying by all means to transfer to the Iranian puppet Hezbollah, to transfer Iranian "gifts" - modern weapons, including in roundabout ways and Russian, since direct transmission to Lebanon is very problematic.

[Antanas]

The strategic goal of the Ayatollah regime is well known to everyone. It is a Shiite-style theocratic state with Shariah laws aimed at the destruction of Israel. DAISH today does not pose a particular threat to Israel, since, as I already wrote, their military capabilities are very limited and a powerful army group is concentrated in the Golan. , and minefields are established along the entire Syrian border. They are not fools at all. Their strength is to gain the sympathy of the local Muslim population and the introduction of an extreme Islamist regime in these territories. Iyah. So everyone acts on their own interests. Unfortunately, we have a bit different ones. But as you can see, it’s quite possible to agree, as the cooperation of the Russian forces and the IDF shows. We have our own wedding, you have your own, and you can agree on the distinction interests.

[Antanas]

Well, you can also add that, although Putin has successes in Syria, they are rather limited and largely inflated by the Russian media, since there is no radical change in the situation there. The coalition operates in Syria without any special agreements with Putin, but Assad is still equally doomed, and Putin is trying to maintain Russia's position in Syria in the period after Assad, calling on "healthy opposition forces" to cooperate with him. Moreover, Iran has recently scaled back its aid with manpower - the losses are too great.

[Antanas]

Well, we can also add that the Western coalition is not really asking permission from Uncle Putin yet, but bombing the targets she has chosen at her discretion.

[Platonich]

And we are just shaking from this "terrible" coalition, as much as the veins tore everything!
Something your coalition is not bombing oil facilities and vehicles. Probably not profitable to the capitalists!

[Antanas]

Why shake, the actions of the coalition are not directed at all against Russia. And the coalition is still bombing oil targets. You just need to get information not only from one source, in your case - the Russian one.

[Antanas]

Why shake, the actions of the coalition are not directed at all against Russia. And the coalition is still bombing oil targets. You just need to get information not only from one source, in your case - the Russian one.

[Phantom Revolution]

Quote: dmi.pris

Yes, buy at least annihilators from the Martians! With your motivation and that rabble that I ended up in the Iraqi army just under the knife to ISIS .. You’ve been seized a piece of territory — you only chew on your snot, write a diplomatic mail ..

In Iraq, the army under Saddam was mainly formed by the Sunnis, and now they are from the Shiites because they have great personnel shortages in the army and there are no good officers, while in the USA everyone was dismissed and fled to wherever, mainly in ISIS.

[Al_oriso]

Just as if all the missiles were not training.

[vovanpain]

Quote: Aron Zaavi

Used properly, Iraqis can burn everything

Of course, everything can be burned, but the gouging has no borders, the American Hellfire rocket sent for training in Europe in 2014, mistakenly returned not to the United States, but to Cuba. The Wall Street Journal writes. The publication citing sources familiar with the situation, notes that during the year after the warming of diplomatic relations with Cuba, the United States unsuccessfully tried to return the missile, the loss of which could mean the leak of sensitive military technology. Thank you for the gift.

[Simon]

Our pros are probably already thoroughly studying them in Cuba.

[svp67]

Quote: Aron Zaavi

When used correctly, Iraqis will be able to burn everything that ISIS has on the ground moving.

If only these missiles from the Iraqi Armed Forces did not get into Daesh.
And so "Helfair" is really a very strong argument ...

[79807420129]

Quote: Aaron Zawi

This is a serious order. When used correctly, Iraqis will be able to burn everything that ISIS has on the ground moving.

You Aron correctly said, If used correctly. I do not in any case consider the Iraqis to be half-educated, but they’ll take XNUMX soldiers and their weapons, or they will run away, headlong, throwing equipment and weapons.

[seti]

In vain do they buy from the USA. And then I say without any evil envy. It was just that Iraqi staffers were already throwing weapons, and the planes, which were not the most modern, were never sold, many times they delayed deliveries just when it was really needed. Would order everything you need in Russia - and cheaper and much more efficient. And the delivery will be on time.

[Dimaz1979]

WELL, OF COURSE FIRST BOMBING IT IS NECESSARY AND THEN LET THEY "ASK" them to buy rockets to fight their offspring. The weapon will be produced forever

[atk44849]

tell me why do they need them? all the more inert? just like that on targets but there the targets are completely different!

[donavi49]

Inert - to learn.
Ordinary let on the broads. They have quite a few Helfaire carriers, and all the previously purchased rockets have already been fired. As a result, the carriers are idle, or storm the broads with guns.

[dmi.pris1]

Ordinary-sell to the babakhs .. This deal is a channel for the supply of weapons to ISIS through the Iraqi army .. Amers have experience since the 80s .. remember the Iran-Contra deal

[Pak_c_TonopoM]

Well ... I wonder how soon they will appear at Daesh ..

[donavi49]

Yes, even now, they can’t be launched without a station, you still need to capture a helicopter / plane with the system, carefully cut out the system, mount it on a new chassis and make friends with missiles.

If there is no station, then the rocket is only 8kg of high-quality explosives.

[yuriy55]

Quote: Pak_c_TonopoM

I wonder how soon they will appear at Daesh ..

After the first "sortie" ... Information taken from the Internet ...

[afdjhbn67]

I wonder how soon they will appear at Daesh.

And it’s interesting that someone at least read the article ?? (air-to-surface missiles)

[donavi49]

At Helfaer, the engine is activated at the time of the release. In principle, you can overshoot to surface-to-surface. There, the main equipment that the rocket would understand, that is, it is necessary to land a helicopter equipped with helpers, Cesna AC or F-16. Moreover, intact and from it to tear out the desired system.

[Amurets]

Quote: donavi49

At Helfaer, the engine is activated at the time of the release. In principle, you can overshoot to surface-to-surface. There, the main equipment that the rocket would understand, that is, it is necessary to land a helicopter equipped with helpers, Cesna AC or F-16. Moreover, intact and from it to tear out the desired system.

Question? But isn’t there a self-safety system where any attempt to penetrate the equipment leads to a self-destruction system? Of the at least several B-29s that landed in our Far East in 1944-1945, access to secret equipment remained intact on one machine, because the crew deactivated the system. Then this crew had heaps of trouble in the USA.

[donavi49]

Insurmountable difficulties will arise at the stage of landing of a working helicopter / airplane.

In general, it may well be, but this is a large system that must be maintained by technicians. Sometimes repair. I doubt that there are self-destructors, otherwise it would constantly work. Although the key chips, BK may well be under the annihilator, and without them the dedicated system will not function.

In any case, it’s real, Helfaires for broads are 8kg of effective explosives and no more.

[dmi.pris1]

Comrade, are you sure that ISIS does not have aviation ?? They have specialists in this matter, this is the most important thing. Arabs are masters who steal their equipment for money (even in the times of the USSR there were cases, the Copts hijacked mig21 to Israel and MIG23 from Iraq it seems)

[venaya]

this deal will have a positive impact on US national security policy and objectives

The Iraqi Armed Forces were created as "police units" for the US military, so it should come as no surprise that such a deal was being implemented.

[donavi49]

But, after all, they sent the Americans through the forest with the demand to close the air for traffic from Russia and Iran. They buy Russian weapons worth billions of dollars. They became close to Iran. They react extremely painfully to the base of the best American partner and six in the region, although the United States initially advised them "not to raise this topic." And in Baghdad, in the presence of the political and spiritual elite, such parades are held.
Is something not converging?

[LÄRZ]

Yes, and the flag in their hands! Moreover, the technique is familiar to them.

and US National Security Goals

Well, wherever you spit, everywhere the US national security!

[Bronik]

Half of Africa remembers US security when they hide from American bombs and missiles ..

[LÄRZ]

Yes, open the toilet lid, there is also their safety there.

[yuriy55]

Earlier, "Iraq has turned to the United States to sell 5 thousands of missiles and related equipment," the release says.

Is this after Iraq turned to America with a request to find weapons of mass destruction on its territory? Quickly, quickly brainwashed ...

PS This is probably why Syria will never make such requests, which simply infuriates overseas "exceptions" ...

[donavi49]

Syria has no carriers. Iraq already has more than 20 full-time carriers. It’s just that all the rockets of the previous contract have already been fired and now the carriers are idle. And there are no alternatives.

[rotmistr60]

totaling $ 800 million

Business in American style. First give a loan, then offer your weapons. And the loan amount was immediately returned, or rather did not leave American banks, and payments of% for N number of years are secured. The American military-industrial complex is on another rise - "we are sitting, and money is dripping."

[gabonskijfront]

I remembered the dialogue between Stirlitz in the Swiss train with the General of the Wehrmacht fighting in Italy with the Americans. "These blockheads will be destroyed by their own technology, they think that the war can be won by bombing alone. They will build up their technical power and drown in it. It will decay them like rust . They will decide that they can do anything. "

[Termit1309]

Quote: Aron Zaavi

This is a serious order. When used correctly, Iraqis will be able to burn everything that ISIS has on the ground moving.

Earlier, Baghdad had already acquired such ammunition, so the country's air force "will not face any difficulties in using missiles and equipment," the report says.

They already supplied these missiles. An interesting question is, where did the old ones go?

[31rus]

Dear, it’s good that American missiles are being destroyed, they will destroy American equipment captured by Daesh in large numbers, at bases and warehouses. The party is big, but it’s unlikely to be effective, the Iraqi’s low level of training was noted many times.

[Captain45]

Quote: 31rus

Dear, it’s good that American missiles are produced, they will destroy American equipment captured by Daesh in large numbers, at bases, warehouses

And as a result, dollars will increase at the American defense industry

[Nord2015]

That is the benefit of selling carriers, that it is periodically necessary to buy ammunition for it. I hope our "Solntsepeks" are also running out of ammunition and we need to buy a new one.

[v.yegorov]

First, the Turks enter Iraq, then the United States sells its missiles. This is how it is done
business.

[Geser]

It’s not bad to know that the Americans, in addition to everything else, sell their weapons and equipment with embedded tabs that can be activated at any time, thus disabling the weapon. This has already happened - when Hussein tried to use Western technology, it simply did not work as a result of commanding the chips. So it will be with the Helfires.

[series]

Was it such a racket that NATO soldiers "by mistake" sent on a regular flight to Cuba?

[Ajent cho]

Iraq to buy US Hellfire missiles

If I were asked to diagnose the Iraqi government as one person, I would say: schizophrenia.

[inpu]

Could buy in Cuba at a discount.

[Orionvit]

I read it, and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Since when did Iraq become a state? I was under Hussein, and before him somehow. And now? What rockets? Who? As one respected analyst put it, "all weapons that fall into the hands of the Arabs either do not work, or work very poorly." All wars 20-21c. visual evidence. Well, the Soviet Union flooded Egypt at one time with weapons, including the most modern ones. So what? While ours were at arms, there was a case. Then they pissed away everything, and in the end they betrayed. This is all the Arabs, their whole rotten mentality. I don’t know what will happen with Syria, but so far the Russians are helping, they are good, and in fifteen years they may not remember. The Arabs do not remember good, they only know the benefit. Deception is considered a great valor among them. If someone does not like what I have written, let them carefully study the history of relations between the Union and Russia with the Arab world, at least for the last 50 years.