IqAF Huey-II(click to view full) In July 2013, the US DSCA announced Iraq’s request to buy of 12 Bell 412EP helicopters for search and rescue duties. This exact type is new to Iraq, but they do have something similar. A 2005 Jordanian donation of 16 UH-1Hs were...
GM200 radar(click to view full) In July 2013, reports announced that the United Arab Emirates had just bought 17 mobile Ground Master 200 medium range radars. The GM200 is a useful air defense radar, but all radars of this type are most useful as part of a larger...
ORP Bielik(click to view full) At the end of May 2013, the German and Polish defense ministers signed a Letter of Intent on naval cooperation. What does that mean for Polish submarine plans? Poland’s current submarine fleet includes 1 Russian Kilo Class boat,...
ISAF Rosomak M1M(click to view full) Poland’s 2002 export order for 690 armored vehicles put Patria’s AMV on the international map. Now, the Poles are ordering another 307, which will be built in-country at WZM SA’s Siemianowice Slaskie plant. Terms...
The last quarterly report [PDF] from SIGIR (the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction) included an interview with OSC-I (Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq) head Lieutenant General Robert Caslen. Among other things, it provides an interesting breakdown of...
