Iraq potentially wants to buy approximately $1.389 billion in Foreign Military Sales of various vehicles, small arms and ammunition, communication equipment, medical equipment, clothing and individual equipment as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress March 12.
Iraq wants the possible sale of (700) M1151 Humvee armored gun trucks, 4,000 AN/PVS-7D night vision devices, and 100,000 M16A4 assault rifles.
Also included are: 200 commercial ambulances, 16 bulldozers, 300 light gun trucks, 150 motorcycles, 90 recovery trucks, 30 20-ton heavy trailers, 1,400 8-ton medium trailers, 3,000 4X4 utility trucks, 120 12K fuel tank trucks, 80 heavy tractor trucks, 120 10K water tank trucks, 208 8-ton heavy trucks, 800 light utility trailers, eight cranes, 60 heavy recovery vehicles, 16 loaders, 300 sedans, 200 500-gallon water tank trailers, 1,500 one-ton light utility trailers, 50 40-ton low-bed trailers, 40 heavy fuel tanker trucks, 20 2,000 gallon water tanker trucks, 2,000 5-ton medium trucks, 120 armored IEDD response vehicles, 1,200 8-ton medium cargo trucks, 1,100 40mm grenade launchers, 3,300 9mm pistols with holsters, 400 aiming posts, 140,000 M16A4 magazines, 100,000 M4 weapons, 65 5K generators, 5,400 hand-held VHF radio sets, 3,500 vehicular VHF radio sets, 32 air conditioner charger kits, 32 air conditioner testers, 4,000 binoculars, 20 electrician tool kits, 600 large general purpose tents, 700 small command general purpose tents, medical equipment, organizational clothing and individual equipment, standard and non-standard vehicle spare and repair parts, maintenance, support equipment, publications and documentation, U.S. government and contractor engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support.
Potential contractors are unknown at this time. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Considering the volume and range of items and equipment in the proposed sale, technical assistance will be required from U.S. government and contractors at undefined levels at this time. The use of existing deployed U.S. military personnel will be maximized, DSCA said.