Iraqi government gives green light to buy 18 F-16s Posted on January 27, 2011 by alert5 The Iraqi government has approved the purchase of 18 F-16s from the United States. Related posts (Automatically Generated): Iraqi Army received 3 Bell T-407 training helicopters Iraqi pilots to receive prerequisite F-16 training South Korea could develop indigenous long-range weapon for F-15K Iraqi Air Force flew largest postwar flyover France starts talks to buy Predator drone Airmen train Iraqi air force T-6 instructor pilots