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The IQAF instead acquired second-hand jet aircraft from Russia and Belarus to combat ISIS militants in Northern Iraq, with the first batch arriving on 28 June. [ 105 ] [ 106 ] The Iraqi Ministry of Defense confirmed the purchase of 5 Russian Sukhoi Su-25 , uploading a video on its YouTube channel of their arrival. [ 107 ]
Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes Combat helicopter; Eurocopter EC725 France: Combat search & rescue 12 on order [50] Mil Mi-24 Russia: Attack Mi-35M: 23 [51] [19] 12 optional order [52] Mil Mi-28 Russia: Close air support/Anti-armor: Mi-28NE Mi-28UB 17 [53] [19] 19 optional order [52] T129 ATAK Turkey: Attack Helicopter: 12 ...
28 July – An Iraqi military Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in a sandstorm. All five crew-members are killed. [10]17 April – A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, 95–26648, belonging to the 3-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crashes on infill about 12 miles (19 km) north of Tikrit while executing an 8 ship air assault at night. 1 U.S. service member killed and 3 crew ...
The remains of Iraq's air force were destroyed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. After the invasion, the Air Force was rebuilt, receiving most of its training and aircraft from the United States. In 2007, Iraq asked Iran to return some of the scores of Iraqi fighter planes that flew there to escape destruction during the Gulf War in 1991. [51]
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Iraqi EE-9 Cascavel armoured car hit by Coalition tank fire in February 1991. Coalition aircraft inbound during Operation Desert Shield.. List of Gulf War military equipment is a summary of the various military weapons and vehicles used by the different nations during the Gulf War of 1990–1991.
It's been two decades since American soldiers stepped foot on Iraqi soil to fight in the war on terror, where they'd go on an ill-fated quest for weapons of mass destruction and topple Saddam Hussein.
Towed anti-aircraft gun: ZPU-1, ZPU-2, and ZPU-4 variants used. [25] Zastava M55 Yugoslavia: 20 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun M75 variant also used. [38] ZU-23-2 Soviet Union: 23 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun [25] Oerlikon GDF Switzerland: 35 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun Captured from Kuwait, used with the Skyguard fire control system. [39] 61-K Soviet ...