, WASHINGTON: The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq to provide funds for Trucks, Vehicles, Trailers, as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $463 million.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE)
1. 522 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) or 276 Infantry Light Armored Vehicles (I-LAVs)
2. Eight Heavy Tracked Recovery Vehicles — either Brem Tracked Recovery and Repair or M578 Recovery Vehicles
3. Six 40-Ton Trailer Lowboy — either M871 or Commercial
4. 66 8-Ton Cargo Heavy Trucks — either M900 series or M35 series or MK23 Medium Tactical Vehicles or Commercial Medium Trucks
NON-MDE
1. 451 5-Kilowatt Generators Five Commercial Car Carriers
2. 102 Ambulances 578 Commercial Trailer 8-Ton Cargo
3. 68 Used Sedans 118 500 Gallon Water Tanks
4. 44 Tank Pumping Units 488 1-Ton Commercial Trailers
5. 136 Commercial Light Trucks 668 4X4 Commercial Light Utility Trucks
6. 78 Motorcycles 14 4X4 Commercial SUV Commercial Trucks
7. 78 New Sedans 23 Used Commercial Vans
8. 36 Recovery Trucks either – Brem Wheeled Recovery Vehicles or Commercial
Also included: logistics support services/equipment for vehicles (Armored Gun Trucks; Light, Medium, and Heavy Vehicles; trailers; recovery vehicles; and ambulances) supply and maintenance support, measuring and hand tools for ground systems, technical support, software upgrades, spare and repair parts, support equipment, publications and documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $463 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country.
This proposed sale supports the Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki Initiative to train and equip an additional 30,000 additional Iraqi soldiers to accelerate the transition of combat operations in Iraq from Coalition to Iraqi National Forces, and is funded by Iraqi national funds. This proposed sale is critical in that it helps the Iraqi Government overcome internal contracting shortcomings, makes effective use of Calendar Year 2007 fiscal resources, and makes substantial investments in its own defense. The proposed sale will fund the establishment of new brigade headquarters and new battalions to increase the Iraqi force structure.
The vehicles will advance the U. S. Government
