Maj Gen Rasool: Iraq has achieved advanced levels of air defense and installed high-level radars

Baghdad-INA
 
The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Maj Gen Yahya Rasool, Special Forces, confirmed on Friday, that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, attaches great importance to the file of completing the capabilities of air defense and air force, noting that Iraq has achieved advanced levels in air defense and installed radars at high levels.
 
Rasool told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces attached great importance to the file of completing the capabilities of the Iraqi air defense, air force and army aviation." 
 
He stated that "there are many technical offers in this regard," pointing to "continuing to build air defense capabilities in a way that secures the skies of Iraq and defends its sovereignty."
 
Earlier, Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed the continuation of enhancing air defense capabilities and monitoring the airspace as part of the phase of ending the international coalition's mission in Iraq. 
 
During the inauguration of the new Air Defense Command Operations Center, al-Sudani praised "the efforts of the leaders and officers who participated in completing and operating this center, which was established in cooperation with the French company Thales, which specializes in defense equipment, on the path of plans to develop the armament of our armed forces in all its branches," stressing that "the government has allocated approximately 5 trillion dinars for these goals, including 3 trillion in the 2024 budget, and within the project to enhance armament capabilities ."