Iraq Navy reactivates plans to buy VTOL UAVsnote

The Iraqi Navy is said to have reactivated a project to buy Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the light of the attack by truck bomb which took place at Umm Al-Qasr port two days ago. The following 348-word report sheds light on the project and tells how many VTOL UAVs the Nvay intends to buy and about the companies on the list of contacts. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/34 – August 23, 2013)]