Iraq is on the verge of buying some 70 French Mirage F-1 planes, diplomatic sources here report. The F-1 is one of the world’s fastest planes and is described as the equivalent of the MIG-26 and superior to the U.S. Phantom. Sources say the planes will be delivered over a three-year period at a basic cost of some $8 million per plane.
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