The United Kingdom is providing heavy arms and ammunition to Iraqi government to help the military forces fight Islamic State militants, says the UK Ministry of Defence.
All the equipments are worth 1.6 million pounds and transportation expenditure costs around 4,75,000 pounds, said Defence Secretary Michael Fallon.
Fallon said that the UK was committed to helping Kurdish forces and the Iraqi government.
According to the BBC, all equipments are expected to arrive in Iraq by today.
The donation came following a request by the Iraqi government including Kurdish regional government, said Fallon.
The Defence ministry also said that the supply of ammunition will not affect the operations by British forces.