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At this point, he believes the delegation will \u201cperform a quality check\u201d on the unmanned systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French Armed Forces Ministry did not respond to several requests for comment on the visit, nor on the types or numbers of aircraft that might be offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a January interview by the Iraqi News Agency with the chief of the country\u2019s land forces, he revealed the negotiations to procure French drones. \u201cIraq is negotiating many contracts including armed drones capable of flying for 30 hours in Iraqi airspace and of addressing targets and continuously monitoring various regions, with proven ability and effectiveness,\u201d Lt. Gen Qasim Al-Muhammadi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ricklefs said Iraq is also in negotiations for Pakistani UAVs. \u201cPakistan has also offered to sell Iraq 20 drones, but the MoD is still analyzing the offer,\u201d he told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, Al-Muhammadi said in the interview, \u201cthere are plans to increase the number of tanks and increase the divisions and brigades in order to increase the capabilities of the Iraqi Army.\u201d The service currently operates American Abrams and Russian T-90 tanks, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ricklefs noted that the MoD is seeking additional T-90 tanks from Russia, having already ordered 73 2016. The Iraqi MoD announced in June 2018 that, as part the order\u2019s first batch, 39 of those T-90S tanks were delivered to the 9th Division\u2019s 35th Brigade. 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