Russia to Deliver 10 Helicopter Gunships to Iraq

Russia will supply over 10 fully armed and equipped Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters to Iraq under a multi-billion dollar agreement, a representative of Russia’s state arms exporter said on Friday.
Russia and Iraq signed a $4.3bln agreement on cooperation in the defense and technology sector in 2012, and this is the first time the number of Night Hunters under the contract has been disclosed.

Alexander Mikheyev, the deputy general director at Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, said that the helicopter contract also covers pilot and technical personnel training and the delivery of essential weapons systems, RIA Novosti reported.

This is the first contract with Iraq under the package agreement, he added.