Iraq Air Force and helicopter procurement plansnote

Following his visit to Baghdad early this month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy stated that Iraq had intention to buy up to 24 helicopters from Eurocopter. The following 234-word report focuses on the position of Iraqi Defence Minister Abdulqader Jassem Al-Ubaidi on the subject and tells whether it comes within the context of a larger helicopter procurement plan or not. It also tells whether the Iraqi Air Force has other specific helicopters to buy and how many.