[sci.military] Iraqi navy in exile

phil@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Phil Gustafson) (02/06/91)

From: phil@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Phil Gustafson)
>From the latest _Warship_International_, 90/3:

     IRAQ  The four frigates and six corvettes built in Italy are
     still in Italian ports.  Italy authorized delivery on 21 Apr 1990,
     but an export license was still awaited for certain radars and
     other electronics.

Information about these vessels would be appreciated.

Note that the 3/90  issue of this quarterly is the latest available.
Like many non-profit journals, it's running late.  Not so late as
_acm_Transactions_on_Graphics_, but late.

IMOH, it's better for all concerned that these vessels were not delivered:
such conspicuous targets would be sunk by now, but might well have gotten
in a few blows on the way down.


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