Speaking on the eve of US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff general Martin Dempsey's visit to Baghdad, officials told Agence France Presse that the first batch of F-16's are scheduled for delivery in September 2014.
Iraq is set to receive 18 two-seat aircraft, including 12 C and six D models, along with engines and support equipment from Lockheed Martin, as part of a $199m contract awarded by the US Department of Defense (DoD) in July 2012.
The US agreed last year to sell a total of 36 F-16 fighters to Iraq under two separate $4.2bn and $2.3bn foreign military sale (FMS) deals, which were announced in September 2010 and December 2011.
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