Photo: U.S. Air Force C-17 carries Armed 407 Scout helicopter for the Iraqi Army Aviation

January 18, 2013 Helicopters

David Cenciotti

The following image shows an Air National Guard C-17 aircraft being loaded with one of the three Bell 407 Scout helicopters delivered by the U.S. Army to the Iraqi Army Aviation on Jan. 14.

Six Iraqi Armed 407 Scout helicopters were delivered through Foreign Military Sales process that began in 2010.

The new choppers were flown to Germany, then to Iraq, where they will be offloaded reassembled, tested and then officially taken on charge by the Iraqis.

The Bell 407 were procures as a “total package”, that also includes spares parts, ground support equipment and tools, logistical aircraft maintenance support, and training for the pilots.

Image credit: U.S. Army

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.