DSCA Notifies Congress of Backscatter X-Ray Sale to Iraq

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DSCA Notifies Congress of Backscatter X-Ray Sale to Iraq

By Rich Smith | More Articles 
March 3, 2013 | Comments (0)

 

On Thursday, America's Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced (link opens in PDF) that it has notified Congress of plans to make a "foreign military sale" to Iraq of multiple bomb and weapons detection systems, generally identified as "backscatter X-ray systems."

Specifically, DSCA intends to sell Iraq:

• 90 M45 RAPISCAN Mobile Eagle High Energy Mobile System Vehicles manufactured by OSI Systems (NASDAQ: OSIS  ) .
• 40 M60 RAPISCAN Mobile Eagle High Energy Mobile System Vehicles, also from OSI.
• 70 American Science and Engineering (NASDAQ: ASEI  ) Z Backscatter Vans.

In total, and including the cost of training and support services, spare parts, and related equipment, the 200 mobile X-ray vehicles are valued at $600 million.

Justifying the sale, DSCA advised Congress:

This being the case, DSCA explained that "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." Furthermore, "the proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region," nor result in any "adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness."

[T]his proposed sale ... will contribute to a stable, sovereign, and democratic Iraq. The purchase and use of these systems will [increase] Iraq's ability to defend critical infrastructure and reduce terror and insurgent activities. The Z Backscatter vans will be used to scan vehicle interiors and will provide the Government of Iraq a tool to restrict the ability of insurgent and terrorist groups to operate by detecting contraband movement through borders and checkpoints.

 

Link: http://www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2013/Iraq_12-60.pdf

 

 

[MyLadiesDaddy]

In total, and including the cost of training and support services, spare parts, and related equipment, the 200 mobile X-ray vehicles are valued at $600 million

Read more: http://dinarvets.com/forums/index.php?/topic/142808-dsca-notifies-congress-of-backscatter-x-ray-sale-to-iraq/#ixzz2MVjgG53E

 

 

That's an awful lot of money for a country who national budget is only

 

like 117 billion in U.S. dollars. 

[Osmosis]

Unless............

[yota691]

   

 

 

MP Kazem Al-Shammari achieve Iraqi ports highest return monthly in its history over the past year surpassing the threshold of U.S. $ 30 million in December of last year 

and Shammari said Iraqi ports achieved during the last month of last year revenues exceeded $ 30 million, and added progress made ​​by Iraq in the ports file, reflecting the fact that the success of some officials in isolating files that they manage domestic political problems that impede economic development.

[chess]

THIS is the kinda stuff we like to hear=PROGRESS

[SnowGlobe7]

the CEO of OSI is deepak chopra...interesting