Azerbaijan to produce artillery arms, air bombs
Azerbaijan intends to launch production of air bombs
and artillery weapons, Minister of Defense Industry Yaver Jamalov
has said.
"The ministries of defense industries of Azerbaijan and Pakistan are in talks on transferring to Azerbaijan a technology on serial output of ammunition slated for tank weapons, artillery arms from the 85mm to 152mm caliber as well as of 50, 100, 250, and 500 kg air bombs," Jamalov told reporters.
The minister emphasized that Pakistan is also taking interest in Azerbaijan`s defense industry products. For this purpose, a Pakistani delegation led by Federal Minister for Defense Production Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi, which has arrived in Baku, is expected to tour the country`s enterprises operating in the field.
Jamalov said a number of other countries, including companies from Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, and Egypt, are interested in Azerbaijan`s defense industry products as well, and talks on the matter are underway.
According to the minister, negotiations on purchasing certain types of such goods from Azerbaijan were held with US counterparts on the sidelines of the ninth international defense industry exhibition IDEF-2009 in Turkey and respective letters of intent signed. The Azerbaijan-made 12.7-14.5mm caliber sniper rifle is drawing particular interest.
"The ministries of defense industries of Azerbaijan and Pakistan are in talks on transferring to Azerbaijan a technology on serial output of ammunition slated for tank weapons, artillery arms from the 85mm to 152mm caliber as well as of 50, 100, 250, and 500 kg air bombs," Jamalov told reporters.
The minister emphasized that Pakistan is also taking interest in Azerbaijan`s defense industry products. For this purpose, a Pakistani delegation led by Federal Minister for Defense Production Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi, which has arrived in Baku, is expected to tour the country`s enterprises operating in the field.
Jamalov said a number of other countries, including companies from Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, and Egypt, are interested in Azerbaijan`s defense industry products as well, and talks on the matter are underway.
According to the minister, negotiations on purchasing certain types of such goods from Azerbaijan were held with US counterparts on the sidelines of the ninth international defense industry exhibition IDEF-2009 in Turkey and respective letters of intent signed. The Azerbaijan-made 12.7-14.5mm caliber sniper rifle is drawing particular interest.
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