Iraq: Defence Ministry, training and light attack aircraftnote

The Iraqi Defence Ministry is said to have decided to reactivate a project to buy a number of training aircraft which can be used as light attack aircraft too. The following 362-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the project and how many aircraft the Ministry intends to buy. It also tells what about the options. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/35 – August 30, 2013)]