Iraq: DIC produces reconnaissance drones

The head of Iraq’s Defense Industries Commission (DIC), Mustafa Hassan, revealed that the commission succeeded in producing types of drones used in reconnaissance.

In a statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Hassan stated that the DIC has delivered some of the produced drones to Iraqi security services, noting that the commission is cooperating with the Iraqi Ministry of Interior to localize this important technology.

The Iraqi Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, issued a decision last December to strike a deal with the DIC to purchase drones.

Al-Shammari ordered at that time to purchase drones from the DIC to support the ministry’s security operations, stressing that the DIC can manufacture different types of vehicles, equipment, and weapons.

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior has provided many of its departments with advanced vehicles and will provide them with advanced weapons, according to Al-Shammari.

The Iraqi Interior Minister highlighted the need to continue securing Iraq’s borders by providing modern equipment, weapons, and night-vision binoculars.

The DIC mentioned in September 2022 that it aims to localize the military industry and preserve the country’s economic and national security by manufacturing weapons and ammunition in Iraq.