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US Approves $295M Weapons Package to Equip Peshmerga Fighters
Government of Iraq – Equipment for Two Peshmerga Infantry Brigades and Two Support Artillery Battalions
The M119A howitzer, seen here at a US Army fire base in Afghanistan, is part of a large weapons package that the United States will supply to Kurdish Peshmerga fighters combating ISIL terrorists in Iraq. (US Army phoyo)
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on April 18, 2017.
The Government of Iraq has requested a possible sale of the equipment necessary to fully outfit two full Peshmerga Regional Brigades of light infantry, as well as the equipment necessary to outfit two artillery battalions that will ultimately provide support to those regional brigades.
These artillery battalions and infantry brigades will operate under the Kurdistan Regional Governments Ministry of Peshmerga (KRG MOP) with the concurrence of the central government.
Requested equipment includes the following:
-- (4,400) M16A4 rifles;
-- (46) M2 50 caliber machine guns;
-- (186) M240B machine guns;
-- (36) M1151 HMMWVs;
-- (77) M1151 up-armored HMMWVs;
-- (12) 3 Kilowatt Tactical Quiet Generator sets;
-- body armor, helmets, and other Organization Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE); small arms and associated accessories including tripods, cleaning kits, magazines, and mounts; mortar systems and associated equipment; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) detection and protective equipment; dismounted and mounted radio systems; commercial
-- M1142 HMMWVs; medical equipment;
-- Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP); cargo and transportation equipment, including light tactical vehicles, medium tactical vehicles, water trucks, fuel trucks, and ambulances;
-- (36) refurbished M119A2 105mm howitzers;
-- spare parts, training and associated equipment related to the mentioned vehicles and artillery systems.
The total estimated program cost is $295.6 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States, by supporting Iraq’s capacity to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Iraq will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
There are a number of contractors involved in this effort, including but not limited to AM General, Oshkosh Defense, Navistar Defense, Harris Radio, and Colt Corporation. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the deployment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor personnel to Iraq.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.
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