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BAGHDAD — Iraq’s military said the South Korean KM-SAM air defense system will enter service early next year as part of a broader effort to modernize the country’s defenses amid growing regional tensions.
Maj. Gen. Tahseen al-Khafaji, director of media and moral guidance, told the state news agency that “the commander in chief of the armed forces and the minister of defense are giving great attention to the armament of the Air Defense Command.”
He said a joint exercise named Ababeel was held Tuesday with the French Air Force to monitor coordination between aircraft and aerial targets. “The Ministry of Defense has reached advanced stages in the armament of the Air Defense Command, as the contract for the South Korean KM-SAM system was signed, and it will enter service in Iraq at the beginning of next year,” al-Khafaji said.
