Iraq Army: BTR-90 v/s VBCI

26 March 2019

IntelligenceNote

Summary

There is talk that Russia proposed to sell the BTR-90 8x8 wheeled Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to

the Iraq Army.

This comes at a time when there is talk about an Iraqi effort to acquire the French-made VBCI 8x8 IFV.

Tactical Report has prepared a 281-word report to shed more light on the subject and tell how the Iraqis are approaching the matter.

[Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 26/13 – March 29, 2019]