Military Procurement International Vol. 19, No. 9, May 1, 2009
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IRAQ
RFP
for long-range air surveillance radars
Under a program to modernise the Iraqi
Air Force’s Command and Control (C2) infrastructure, managed by the
Multinational Security Transition Command – Iraq, Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
are to be issued in May for 3-4 long range air surveillance radars and Sector
Operations Centers (SOCs). The new, 322km-range radars would cover Iraq’s
sensitive southern tip, the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, providing the
capability to detect incoming air traffic, air sovereignty and an air picture
for the military or the Government.
The Iraqi Air Force already has an Air Operations Center (AOC), which will act as the hub into which the data from the long-range radars will be fed by the SOCs. Eventually, the radars will be linked into a nation-wide C2 infrastructure known as the Iraqi Air Force Information Infrastructure Project (I3P). This will serve as the backbone for information flow, permitting Iraqi air bases to communicate with transport, surveillance and fighter aircraft, defensive Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) systems and the AOC.