Defense Security Cooperation
Agency
NEWS RELEASE
Media/Public Contact:
pm-cpa@state.gov
Transmittal No:
17-10
WASHINGTON,
Apr. 19, 2017 - The State Department has made a determination
approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Iraq for
equipment for two Peshmerga infantry brigades and two support artillery
battalions. The estimated cost is $295.6 million. The Defense Security
Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of
this possible sale on April 18, 2017.
The Government of Iraq has requested a possible
sale of the equipment necessary to fully outfit two full Peshmerga Regional
Brigades of light infantry, as well as the equipment necessary to outfit two
artillery battalions that will ultimately provide support to those regional
brigades. These artillery battalions and infantry brigades will operate under
the Kurdistan Regional Governments Ministry of Peshmerga (KRG MOP) with the
concurrence of the central government. Requested equipment includes the
following: (4,400) M16A4 rifles; (46) M2 50 caliber machine guns; (186) M240B
machine guns; (36) M1151 HMMWVs; (77) M1151 up-armored HMMWVs; (12) 3 Kilowatt
Tactical Quiet Generator sets; body armor, helmets, and other Organization
Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE); small arms and associated accessories
including tripods, cleaning kits, magazines, and mounts; mortar systems and
associated equipment; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and
Explosive (CBRNE) detection and protective equipment; dismounted and mounted
radio systems; commercial navigation equipment including compasses, binoculars,
and Geospatial Position System (GPS) limited to the Standard Positioning System
(SPS); M1142 HMMWVs; medical equipment; Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
Vehicles (MRAP); cargo and transportation equipment, including light tactical
vehicles, medium tactical vehicles, water trucks, fuel trucks, and ambulances;
(36) refurbished M119A2 105mm howitzers; spare parts, training and associated
equipment related to the mentioned vehicles and artillery systems. The total
estimated program cost is $295.6 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign
policy and national security objectives of the United States, by supporting
Iraq’s capacity to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL). Iraq will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed
forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support
will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
There are a number of contractors involved in this
effort, including but not limited to AM General, Oshkosh Defense, Navistar
Defense, Harris Radio, and Colt Corporation. There are no known offset
agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not
require the deployment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
personnel to Iraq.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense
readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
This notice of a potential sale is required by law
and does not mean the sale has been concluded.
All questions regarding this proposed Foreign
Military Sale should be directed to the State Department's Bureau of Political
Military Affairs, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, pm-cpa@state.gov.
