Iraq Seeks Iran’s Help to Boost Air Defense
TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iraq on Sunday called for enhanced cooperation with Iran on air defense, just after the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) shot down downing a sophisticated surveillance drone over Iranian territorial waters.
Deputy commander of the Iraqi Army Tariq Abbas Ibrahim Abdulhussein made the call during a meeting with commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Force, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard here.
The Iraqi official pointed to Iran’s advanced capability in designing and manufacturing defensive systems, saying Baghdad is requesting cooperation in light of Iraqi military delegations’ observation of the Islamic Republic’s capacities.
Such cooperation, he said, will encompass such areas as production, training, logistical support in various fields, including electronic warfare operations, radar operation, optical surveillance, command and control, radar calculations, and software.
Baghdad’s call came after the IRGC shot down an American RQ-4 Global Hawk, which had violated Iran’s airspace.
Abdulhussein touched on religious commonalities of Iran and Iraq, saying their also shared enemies have aligned the two neighbors.
Sabahi-Fard said Iran is fully ready to meet Iraq’s defensive needs in all areas, ranging from manufacturing to supporting air defense systems.
Iran, he said, is capable of manufacturing an assortment of air defense equipment, including tactical and deployable radars, missile and artillery systems, signal intelligence gathering, electronic warfare equipment, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Iran and IRaq, he stated, are part of the unified Muslim Ummah, which could not be segregated from one another because of their political and geographical demarcations.
Deputy commander of the Iraqi Army Tariq Abbas Ibrahim Abdulhussein made the call during a meeting with commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Force, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard here.
The Iraqi official pointed to Iran’s advanced capability in designing and manufacturing defensive systems, saying Baghdad is requesting cooperation in light of Iraqi military delegations’ observation of the Islamic Republic’s capacities.
Such cooperation, he said, will encompass such areas as production, training, logistical support in various fields, including electronic warfare operations, radar operation, optical surveillance, command and control, radar calculations, and software.
Baghdad’s call came after the IRGC shot down an American RQ-4 Global Hawk, which had violated Iran’s airspace.
Abdulhussein touched on religious commonalities of Iran and Iraq, saying their also shared enemies have aligned the two neighbors.
Sabahi-Fard said Iran is fully ready to meet Iraq’s defensive needs in all areas, ranging from manufacturing to supporting air defense systems.
Iran, he said, is capable of manufacturing an assortment of air defense equipment, including tactical and deployable radars, missile and artillery systems, signal intelligence gathering, electronic warfare equipment, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Iran and IRaq, he stated, are part of the unified Muslim Ummah, which could not be segregated from one another because of their political and geographical demarcations.