Second batch of Mushshaks arrive in Iraq
On 18 January, the al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya (Iraqi Air Force) received its second batch of MFI-395 Super Mushshak basic trainer aircraft from Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), the manufacturer of the aircraft. A delegation from the Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering visited Martyr Brig. Gen. Ali Falih Al-Jawiya AB (aka Balad) for the occasion.
It is to be expected that the batch consisted of four aircraft which will receive the serials YI-204 through YI-207. The first batch of four aircraft arrived on 17 April 2023 so extrapolating that would give an estimated delivery time for the third and last batch of four aircraft at around mid-October.
The Mushshaks are operated by 205th Training Squadron from the freshly refurbished As Suwayrah Air Base, south of Baghdad.
In September 2021 the contract was signed between Pakistan and Iraq to supply twelve MFI-395 Super Mushshaks. Two Mushshaks flew in formation during the military parade over Baghdad that took place on 6 January 2024.
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