Iraq: Defence Ministry, Ticonderoga and corvettesnote

The Iraqi Defence Ministry and the Pentagon are said to be holding discussions over a project to buy corvettes for the Iraqi Navy. The following 310-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how many corvettes the Iraqis intend to buy and what about the Ticonderoga-class corvette in service with the US Navy. It also tells what about the instructions of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/08 – February 21, 2014)]