Iraq Navy, ScanEagle, Falco and UAVsnote

The command of the Iraqi Navy is said to have a project to acquire unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which can take off from ground or sea launcher platforms. The following 351-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how many UAVs the Iraqi Navy intends to buy and what about the options, notably ScanEagle of Boeing and Falco of Selex ES. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/29 – July 18, 2014)]