US set to sell weapons worth $2bn to Iraq

July 27, 2013 02:54

The Pentagon has informed the US Congress of a possible sale of $2 billion worth of military equipment to Iraq, officials said.

Lawmakers have 30 days to raise any objections to the plan, which consists of three contracts.

The first includes 12 Bell 412 EP helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support totalling an estimated $300 million.

"This equipment will provide the Iraqi Air Force with a search and rescue capability critical to developing a mature Air Force," the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, or DSCA, said in a statement.

The second contract, worth an estimated $900 million, is for 50 M1135 Stryker Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles.

The sale would provide the Iraqi army "with reliable capabilities for early warning of contamination by radiological, biological, and chemical material," according to the DSCA.

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