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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Iraq moves to get air force aloft

Hawk trainerThe Iraqi government is negotiating to buy up to 24 Hawk jet trainer aircraft from BAE Systems in a deal worth as much as $1.6 billion, officials said, officials said.

If concluded, it would make it Britain's biggest arms deal with Iraq since the 1980s when Saddam Hussein was deemed a Western ally against Iran, The Financial Times said.

The Hawks, which are used to train fighter pilots, would provide a major boost for Iraq's emerging post-Saddam air force, which ultimately wants to acquire several squadrons of Lockheed Martin F-16s.

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