Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
South Korea eyes expanded arms sales to Iraq.
South Korea is intensifying efforts to expand its defense exports to Iraq, with discussions underway to supply additional military equipment, including helicopters, fighter jets, and air defense systems.
The talks occurred on the sidelines of the IQDEX 2025 defense exhibition held April 19-22 in Baghdad, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement on April 23.
According to DAPA, Ko Hyung-seok, head of the helicopter program division, met with senior officials from Iraq’s Ministry of Defense to discuss broader military cooperation. Topics included potential sales of South Korea’s KUH-1 Surion utility helicopter, domestically produced fighter aircraft, and mobile air defense platforms.
South Korea eyes expanded arms sales to Iraq.
South Korea is intensifying efforts to expand its defense exports to Iraq, with discussions underway to supply additional military equipment, including helicopters, fighter jets, and air defense systems.
The talks occurred on the sidelines of the IQDEX 2025 defense exhibition held April 19-22 in Baghdad, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement on April 23.
According to DAPA, Ko Hyung-seok, head of the helicopter program division, met with senior officials from Iraq’s Ministry of Defense to discuss broader military cooperation. Topics included potential sales of South Korea’s KUH-1 Surion utility helicopter, domestically produced fighter aircraft, and mobile air defense platforms.
