The Iraqi MoD released a video showing a T-50IQ moving down the runway, but not actually taking off. (Iraqi Ministry of Defence)

The Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 June that one of the Iraqi Air Force's KAI T-50 jet trainer/light combat aircraft had taken off for the first time.

The MoD released a video of armed forces chief Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah visiting Martyr Muhammad Alaa Air Base next to Baghdad's international airport for an event that was attended by South Korean officials. A T-50 was shown speeding down a runway and lifting its forward undercarriage, although not actually taking off.

The Iraqi Air Force received 24 T-50IQ variant aircraft under a contract signed in December 2013, with the first being delivered in 2017. Iraqi Minister of Defence Juma Inad said in a television interview in August 2021 that the aircraft have never been used because of a funding problem.

The Iraqi MoD released a video showing a T-50IQ moving down the runway, but not actually taking off. (Iraqi Ministry of Defence)

The Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 June that one of the Iraqi Air Force's KAI T-50 jet trainer/light combat aircraft had taken off for the first time.

The MoD released a video of armed forces chief Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah visiting Martyr Muhammad Alaa Air Base next to Baghdad's international airport for an event that was attended by South Korean officials. A T-50 was shown speeding down a runway and lifting its forward undercarriage, although not actually taking off.

The Iraqi Air Force received 24 T-50IQ variant aircraft under a contract signed in December 2013, with the first being delivered in 2017. Iraqi Minister of Defence Juma Inad said in a television interview in August 2021 that the aircraft have never been used because of a funding problem.

The Iraqi MoD released a video showing a T-50IQ moving down the runway, but not actually taking off. (Iraqi Ministry of Defence)

The Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 June that one of the Iraqi Air Force's KAI T-50 jet trainer/light combat aircraft had taken off for the first time.

The MoD released a video of armed forces chief Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah visiting Martyr Muhammad Alaa Air Base next to Baghdad's international airport for an event that was attended by South Korean officials. A T-50 was shown speeding down a runway and lifting its forward undercarriage, although not actually taking off.

The Iraqi Air Force received 24 T-50IQ variant aircraft under a contract signed in December 2013, with the first being delivered in 2017. Iraqi Minister of Defence Juma Inad said in a television interview in August 2021 that the aircraft have never been used because of a funding problem.

The Iraqi MoD released a video showing a T-50IQ moving down the runway, but not actually taking off. (Iraqi Ministry of Defence)

The Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 June that one of the Iraqi Air Force's KAI T-50 jet trainer/light combat aircraft had taken off for the first time.

The MoD released a video of armed forces chief Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah visiting Martyr Muhammad Alaa Air Base next to Baghdad's international airport for an event that was attended by South Korean officials. A T-50 was shown speeding down a runway and lifting its forward undercarriage, although not actually taking off.

The Iraqi Air Force received 24 T-50IQ variant aircraft under a contract signed in December 2013, with the first being delivered in 2017. Iraqi Minister of Defence Juma Inad said in a television interview in August 2021 that the aircraft have never been used because of a funding problem.

The Iraqi MoD released a video showing a T-50IQ moving down the runway, but not actually taking off. (Iraqi Ministry of Defence)

The Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 June that one of the Iraqi Air Force's KAI T-50 jet trainer/light combat aircraft had taken off for the first time.

The MoD released a video of armed forces chief Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah visiting Martyr Muhammad Alaa Air Base next to Baghdad's international airport for an event that was attended by South Korean officials. A T-50 was shown speeding down a runway and lifting its forward undercarriage, although not actually taking off.

The Iraqi Air Force received 24 T-50IQ variant aircraft under a contract signed in December 2013, with the first being delivered in 2017. Iraqi Minister of Defence Juma Inad said in a television interview in August 2021 that the aircraft have never been used because of a funding problem.

The Iraqi MoD released a video showing a T-50IQ moving down the runway, but not actually taking off. (Iraqi Ministry of Defence)

The Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 June that one of the Iraqi Air Force's KAI T-50 jet trainer/light combat aircraft had taken off for the first time.

The MoD released a video of armed forces chief Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah visiting Martyr Muhammad Alaa Air Base next to Baghdad's international airport for an event that was attended by South Korean officials. A T-50 was shown speeding down a runway and lifting its forward undercarriage, although not actually taking off.

The Iraqi Air Force received 24 T-50IQ variant aircraft under a contract signed in December 2013, with the first being delivered in 2017. Iraqi Minister of Defence Juma Inad said in a television interview in August 2021 that the aircraft have never been used because of a funding problem.