Iraqi Air Force

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Cessna_208_Caravan
gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:F-16_Fighting_Falcon
gptkb:Su-25_Frogfoot
gptkb:Bell_407
gptkb:Mi_G-21
Bell helicopters from the United States
C-130 from the United States
Cessna 208 from the United States
F-16s from the United States
Mi G-29 from Russia
Su-25 from Russia
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Coalition_Forces
gptkbp:base gptkb:Erbil_International_Airport
gptkb:Kirkuk_Air_Base
gptkb:Al_Asad_Air_Base
gptkb:Al_Muthanna_Air_Base
gptkb:Al_Najaf_Air_Base
gptkb:Balad_Air_Base
gptkb:Mosul_International_Airport
gptkb:Taji_Air_Base
gptkb:Basra_International_Airport
gptkb:Baghdad_International_Airport
gptkbp:budget $1.5 billion (2021)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Ahsan_Al-Yasiri
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
War against ISIS
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:founded 1931
gptkbp:future_plans Enhance air defense capabilities
Expand fleet
Strengthen international partnerships
Increase training programs
Modernize existing aircraft
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Baghdad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iraqi Air Force
gptkbp:motto The Sky is Ours
gptkbp:number_of_employees approximately 10,000
gptkbp:operational_since 1931
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Iraqi_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:primary_role Air superiority
gptkbp:role gptkb:transportation
gptkb:training
Reconnaissance
Close air support
gptkbp:training gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:F-4_Phantom_II
gptkb:F-16_Fighting_Falcon
gptkb:A-29_Super_Tucano
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:AIM-54_Phoenix_missile
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
gptkb:T-6_Texan_II
gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve
gptkb:Scan_Eagle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4