Iraq Agrees to Buy Czech Trainer AirCrafts.

[Malik Alashter]

Defense
Iraq Agrees to Buy 28 Czech Combat Jets
Czech-made L-159 jet

Czech plane maker Aero Vodochody will deliver 28 L-159 advanced trainer/light-attack jets to the Iraqi Air Force after a preliminary agreement was reached on Friday, Czech Defense Minister Alexandr Vondra said.

“The Czech Republic agreed to deliver 28 L-159 aircraft in a two-seater variant,” Vondra said, adding 24 of the planes will be new. The other four are aircraft which were operated for a short time by the Czech Air Force.

The deal is estimated to be worth around $1 billion. Negotiations will now take place over the final details of the future contract, the Czech government said on Friday.

Talks on the deal have been underway for at least three years.

The L-159 can be armed with Sidewinder missiles, targeting pods and laser-guided air-to-surface weapons.

Baghdad urgently needs advanced jet trainers and light combat aircraft, as the Iraqi Air Force is being rebuilt with the help of the United States and is in the process of receiving American Lockheed Martin F-16C fighter jets.

Iraq Agrees to Buy 28 Czech Combat Jets | Defense | RIA Novosti

 

[Zabaniyah]

Damn! The Yak-130 is better.

 

[PakistaniandProud]

Good for Iraq.

 

[Malik Alashter]

Damn! The Yak-130 is better.

You right but the Iraqi gov wants to diversifies its source of weapons.

 

[mosu]

Iraq to Buy Czech L-159 Trainer Jets


The Iraqi government intends to buy Czech-made Aero Vodochody L-159 advanced trainer/light-attack jets, Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday in Prague after talks with his Czech counterpart Petr Necas, local TV reported.
“Further talks about purchasing the L-159 will take place on Friday between the Iraqi and Czech defense ministries,” he said. Talks about an L-159 purchase between Baghdad and Prague have been underway for at least three years, acording to Defense Industry Daily.
The Czech government hopes to sell Iraq up to 24 of the jets, which Defense Industry Daily says are used aircraft which were operated for a short time by the Czech Air Force. Iraq used to operate the jet’s predecessor, the L-39 Albatros.
The L-159 can be armed with Sidewinder missiles, targeting pods and laser-guided air-to-surface weapons, and can operate from austere airstrips, the daily says.