DOD May Sell Iraq ISR, Transport Aircraft Worth More Than $1 Billion

By Jason Sherman / September 28, 2006 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department has notified Congress of plans to sell Iraq aircraft and radar systems worth more than $1 billion to modernize the country's air defenses and provide a new fleet of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance planes to survey its skies and monitor its borders. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Pentagon arm that handles foreign military sales, late yesterday afternoon said lawmakers have been advised of two deals in the works: a potential $900 million package involving a fleet...

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