Nov 16th, 2009
The Iraqi navy welcomed the Patrol Ship Nasir to its new homeport here in a ceremony Nov. 12. The Nasir is the second of four ships contracted from the Fincantieri Shipyard in La Spezia, Italy. The Iraqi manned ship departed Italy Oct. 15, completing the more than 5,000 mile journey in about a month.
May 12th, 2009
The U.S. Navy and Air Force recently teamed up to support and train the newly formed Iraqi Navy with maritime mission support along the northern area of the Arabian Gulf, where a large percentage of Iraq’s oil is exported.
The first intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance flight took place, April 12, as pilots from the Navy teamed up with ISR operators from the Air Force to provide Iraq’s Navy with a watchful eye over the waters of the Arabian Gulf.
Mar 28th, 2009
The Iraqi Navy is a vital part in the development of the new Iraq by providing protection to Iraq’s ports and offshore oil infrastructure.
The Iraqi Navy
Oct 15th, 2008
They are 27 feet in length and capable of carrying up to 8 boarding-team members in a fully-enclosed air conditioned cabin. The FSBs are powered by twin Yamaha 250 horsepower, 4-stroke engines, enabling the craft to reach speeds up to 45 knots. The boats will be a huge improvement over the Iraqi Navy’s existing Fast Assault Boats and present a much more capable and versatile platform with which to defend Iraq’s territorial waters and carry out Visit, Board, Search and Seizure operations.