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The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF or IrAF) (Arabic: القوات الجوية العراقية, romanized: Al Quwwat al Jawwiyah al Iraqiyyah) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well as the policing of its international borders.
“Iraqi Air Force F-16s, Iraq’s most capable strike aircraft, continued to perform missions despite the departure of U.S. contractors from Balad Air Base last quarter,” noted the latest...
They consist of the Ground forces, the Army Aviation Command, the Iraqi Air Force, the Air Defence Command and the Iraqi Navy. The armed forces are administered by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Effective control of the MOD armed forces rests with the Prime Minister of Iraq.
Lockheed Martin LMT +2.3% contractors providing crucial maintenance and technical support for the IQAF’s 34 F-16C/D Block 52 fighter-bombers are evacuating Iraq again, at least for a few months,...
USAF and coalition aerial victories and air strikes removed the threat of the Iraqi Air Force early in Operation DESERT STORM, resulting in complete air supremacy in the theater, which General Norman Schwarzkopf declared on 27 January 1991.
The latest reports and rumors about Iraq’s planned future acquisitions of fighter jets are an apt reminder of how, throughout its history, the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) has long gone back and...
Iraq is prioritising the acquisition of modern military equipment to strengthen its defence capabilities and address regional instability and the growing threat of ISIS. In line with this objective, Iraq has recently finalised a contract with Dassault Aviation to purchase 14 units of Rafale aircraft .
The Iraqi Air Force is looking to rebuild and modernize its fleet of fighter jets, the country’s Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehia Rasool, has confirmed. Iraq currently relies on an ageing fleet of F-16IQ and is looking to revamp its air force to increase the country’s security within the Middle East.
At the time the war began Iraq fielded one of the largest Air Forces in the world - one which had long been seen as a major threat by both neighbouring Iran and by Israel which had largely been built up with conflict with these countries in mind.
Iraq's air force has about 300 operational combat aircraft, although less than half can be considered modern, and it suffers from a lack of aggressive, well-trained pilots; a dearth of modern, all-weather interceptors and strike aircraft; an inability to coordinate air and ground components of its air defenses; excessive reliance on vulnerable ...