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Iraq purchases 24 Czech aircraft for 1 billion dollars

Baghdad, Iraq - L-159 multi-role combat and training aircraft

On Friday 12 October 2012 Iraq and Czech Republic inked a deal for the purchase of 24 training and combat aircraft: the spokesperson of Prague's Defense Ministry Jan Pejsek confirmed the deal and declared that the overall cost of the operation is roughly one billion dollars (771 million Euro or 622 million pounds). This is a deal which is part of the programme of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki...

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Rome, Italy, 10/12/2012 13:48
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