Iraq negotiates on purchase of Czech Mi-24 combat helicopters

Iraq is negotiating with Prague about the purchase of Czech Russian-made Mi-24 helicopters, Defense Minister Martin Stropnický (ANO) told journalists today, adding that Iraq is interested in buying seven Mi-24s immediately and a further 40 in the future. Furthermore, the Czech-Iraqi negotiations about the Czech sale of redundant subsonic fighters L-159 are under way, but the current crisis has complicated these talks, Stropnický said.

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