Iraq: Maliki, Navy and frigate procurement projectnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to be holding meetings with Iraqi Acting Defence Minister Saadoun Al-Dulaimi and Iraqi Navy Commander Admiral Ali Hussein Al-Rubaie on a project to buy frigates for the Iraqi Navy. The following 404-word report sheds light on the project and tells how many frigates Iraq intends to buy and what about the countries or the companies which have already expressed readiness to cooperate. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/35 – August 30, 2013)]