The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 28 that the State Department approved a possible $700 million Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support.
The principal contractor would be Lockheed Martin [LMT].
Photo: Lockheed Martin
Iraq requested a possible sale of 5,000 AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire missiles, Hellfire missile conversion, blast fragmentation sleeves and installation kits, containers, transportation, spare and repair parts, support equipment, personnel training and equipment, and related elements of logistics and program support.
Iraq will use the Hellfire missiles to help improve the Iraq Security Forces’ capability to support current on-going ground operations.
The missiles also will be used for future contingency operations. Iraq already has Hellfire missiles in its inventory, so it will have no difficulty absorbing these additional missiles into its armed forces.