BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi premier Nouri al-Maliki announced today the 36 fighters deal with USA.

In a press conference, following the parliamentary meeting of today, he declared that he signed a contract to develop Iraqi Air Force by buying 36 F16 fighters.

This announcement denotes that Iraq has doubled the fighters deal from 18 to 36 planes, which shall be financed from the increasing oil revenues.