Assessing Iraq's Rising Air Defense Capabilities: A Lucrative Defense Market or a Military Caveat?

Assessing Iraq's Rising Air Defense Capabilities: A Lucrative Defense Market or a Military Caveat? Dr. Can Kasapoğlu, EDAM - Research fellow While the Turkish strategic community is swamped with work on the Syrian civil war, and the world concentrates on the prospects of a nuclear deal with Iran, an important trend continues to carry on regarding Iraqi military modernization. Clearly, for some time, Baghdad has been pursuing a well-balanced defense procurement plan to foster its air defense capabilities, which means, in practical terms, its control over the Iraqi airspace. Please click on the link below http://www.orsam.org.tr/en/showArticle.aspx?ID=2510