Iraqi Army received 3 Bell T-407 training helicopters

The Iraqi Army Aviation Command received three Bell T-407 training helicopters at the directorate’s headquarters at Camp Taji Dec. 11.

These helicopters will be used to train Iraqi Army pilots with the 21st IqAAC Squadron to fly the Iraqi Armed 407. The Iraqi Armed 407, or IA-407, is an Armed Scout Helicopter that is essentially a modified Bell 407 with forward-firing ground attack capabilities, according to United States Forces-Iraq officials with the Iraq Security and Assistance Mission.