Iraq requests 1000 military Humvees from U.S.
(IraqiNews.com) US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that it received a request from Iraq to send a thousand military armored Humvees.
The ministry’s Military Cooperation Department said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Iraq has submitted an application to the United States to get thousand military armored vehicles, model M1151A1 HMMWV,” noting that, “US State Department approved deal valued at $579 million.”
The department stated,”The deal also includes a thousand M2 machine guns, and a thousand MK grenade launcher”, pointing out that, “‘AM General’ company will implement the deal once it’s signed.”
Noteworthy, in the end of October 2014, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense submitted a request to the United States for 46 thousand Abrams tank shells at a total value of $600 million.
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