Iraq to relaunch Air Force 20 years after Kuwait War
Iraq is to relaunch its Air Force which was decimated in the 1991 Gulf War and to train pilots for a squadron of 1824 fighter planes, Iraqi defence minister Abdel Qadr Obeidi announced on Wednesday.
Mr Obeidi said at the reopening of the Air Force Academy in Tikrit, in northern Iraq, that the facility would produce a new generation of pilots, navigators and ground crew.
"We are turning a new page in the history of the Iraqi Air Force," the minister said as he attended the arrival of four US-built T6A trainer aircraft piloted by Iraqi instructors.
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Mr Obeidi said at the reopening of the Air Force Academy in Tikrit, in northern Iraq, that the facility would produce a new generation of pilots, navigators and ground crew.
"We are turning a new page in the history of the Iraqi Air Force," the minister said as he attended the arrival of four US-built T6A trainer aircraft piloted by Iraqi instructors.
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