A Ministry of Defense delegation, led by Air Force Commander Brig. Gen. Asim Hawari, took part in the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh. The delegation met with military officials and defense firms, reviewed advanced systems, and discussed cooperation and the exchange of expertise.
Unlike the navy, the air force has reliably retired obsolete platforms such as the MiG-21 from its inventory with the introduction of new platforms.
Meaning personnel for new jets can be drawn from existing crews as well as recruit pools.
The biggest threat for Coalition Aircraft during Operation Desert Storm 1991 of the Iraqi Air Force were huge numbers of Mirage F1EQ, the MiG-23ML Flogger-G, MiG-29 Fulcrum (izdeliye 9.12B) and the most dangerous Iraqi aircraft was the MiG-25PDS Foxbat of No.96 Squadron.