Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Capable Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Abstract

This report addresses Iraq's missile and UAV programs and their employment of missiles against Coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The UN supervised the destruction of a number of Al Samoud 2 missiles, but some of these missiles may be deployed with Iraqi Forces. Intelligence sources estimate that Iraq has illegally retained up to 20 Al Hussein SCUD variant missiles and has fired a number of Ababil-100 missiles at coalition targets Iraq has also been accused of modifying L-29 Czech jet trainers to be used as UAVs to disseminate chemical or biological agents. This report will be updated as events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2003
Accession Number
ADA477743

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Biological Factors
  • Biological Weapons
  • Governments
  • High Explosives
  • Iraqi-War
  • Jet Training Aircraft
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Payload
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • War
  • Warheads
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs