Iraqi Navy to Receive Saddam-Era Corvettes from Italian Firm

摘要

Two Assad-class corvettes built for Iraq in the 1980s will be released to the Iraqi Navy by Italy. Although the delivery date for the corvettes has not been determined, Italy agreed to begin training the Iraqi crews in order to transfer the ships. The two Assad-class corvettes are the remnants of a six-ship deal between former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and Fincantieri SpA in 1981. After all six units were built, however, they could not be delivered to the Iraqi Navy due to United Nations sanctions on Iraq for its war against Iran.