Washington to ratify $800 million contract for Iraqi aircrafts maintainance

(IraqiNews.com) US State Department approved an 800 million dollar worth contract with Iraq to help it with the operation and maintenance of the fleet of the Iraqi military transport aircrafts C-130E and C-130J, according to Security Cooperation Agency at the Pentagon.

According to US International Business News website, the contract will be supervised by Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the airplanes for a period of five years, including operational maintenance, spare parts support equipment, publications, technical documentation and training of staff.

The website added that the contract will help the Iraqi Air Force to continue operating cargo planes for humanitarian relief operations after 2015 in the wake of reports that the US House of Representatives has submitted a proposal to provide weapons to Iraqi Kurds who are fighting the terrorist organization of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).