Iraq: Plans to buy EU-made UAVsnote

Iraqi PM Haider Al-Abadi is said to be going ahead with a project to buy more unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), either those which can be used in surveillance and reconnaissance missions or those which can be used in attack operations. The following 314-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how many UAVs the project suggests buying and what about plans to buy EU-made UAVs. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/26 – June 24, 2016]