F-16s Falling Apart: Why The Middle-Eastern Nation’s F-16 Fighter Jets Have Been A Complete Catastrophe?
on November 21, 2020
By Mansij Asthana
Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) pilots have claimed that their country’s whopping $4.3 billion F-16 fighter jet deal signed with United States aerospace juggernaut Lockheed Martin has been falling apart almost a decade after completion.
Just prior to former US President Barack Obama’s decision to withdraw the country’s troops from Iraq, Baghdad in a bid to bolster its air fleet signed a contract with Pentagon to procure 18 F-16 Falcon fighter jets.
The military officials of both nations at the time had put an emphasis on strengthening the IQAF, especially with the US troops destined to leave back by the end of that year.
https://eurasiantimes.com/f-16s-falling-apart-why-iraqi-air-forces-f-16-fighter-jets-have-been-a-disaster-for-baghdad/
