The Al-Uboor class was a planned class of six patrol boats boats ordered by the Iraqi Navy in 2005 and intended to be built domestically in Baghdad as part of the post 2003 reconstruction of the Iraqi navy. The programme aimed to have the first boat in service by September 2005.
Acquisition On 17 February 2005 a contract was signed for six new Iraqi Navy patrol boats to be built at a shipyard in Baghdad, intended to reinforce the Iraqi Navy and support the local economy. Commodore Muhammad Jawad, the Iraqi Navy's chief at the time, said the first boat is expected to enter service that September, with three in service by the year's end.
Construction of the boars reportedly began before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. with the 2005 contract completing them to a revised design. The programme was funded from the Interim Iraqi Government's 2005 defense budget at a cost of approximately US$15 million, and was described at the time as the first example of joint planning between the Iraqi ministry of Defense's policy and requirements office and its military staff.
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