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AZERBAIJAN TO ACQUIRE 60 ISRAELI-DESIGNED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 14, 2011 - 19:10 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is expected to acquire 60 small
Israeli-designed unmanned aerial vehicles built under license.
The Israeli Aerostar and Orbiter 2M UAVs are being manufactured by
Baku's Azad Systems Co., a joint venture between Azerbaijan's Defense
Ministry and Aeronautics Defense Systems of Israel.
That's the country's third largest UAV manufacturer after Israel
Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems.
Around 70 percent of the components are produced in Israel, the rest
in Azerbaijan.
Sixty of the drones are to be delivered to Azerbaijan's armed forces
by the end of the year, primarily for intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance missions.
Azerbaijan's military already operates Elbit Systems' Hermes 450 and
IAI's Searcher reconnaissance drones, as well as some of Aeronautics
Defense Systems' Aerostar and Orbiter craft.
Azerbaijan Minister of Defense Industry Yavar Jamalov told the
Azerbaijan Press Agency that Baku is considering the production of
missile-armed UAVs within the next two years.
APA reported that Aeronautics Defense Systems beat out several Turkish
defense firms, including TAI, Baykar Makina and Global Teknik, for
the UAV venture set up in March, according to SUAS News.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 14, 2011 - 19:10 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is expected to acquire 60 small
Israeli-designed unmanned aerial vehicles built under license.
The Israeli Aerostar and Orbiter 2M UAVs are being manufactured by
Baku's Azad Systems Co., a joint venture between Azerbaijan's Defense
Ministry and Aeronautics Defense Systems of Israel.
That's the country's third largest UAV manufacturer after Israel
Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems.
Around 70 percent of the components are produced in Israel, the rest
in Azerbaijan.
Sixty of the drones are to be delivered to Azerbaijan's armed forces
by the end of the year, primarily for intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance missions.
Azerbaijan's military already operates Elbit Systems' Hermes 450 and
IAI's Searcher reconnaissance drones, as well as some of Aeronautics
Defense Systems' Aerostar and Orbiter craft.
Azerbaijan Minister of Defense Industry Yavar Jamalov told the
Azerbaijan Press Agency that Baku is considering the production of
missile-armed UAVs within the next two years.
APA reported that Aeronautics Defense Systems beat out several Turkish
defense firms, including TAI, Baykar Makina and Global Teknik, for
the UAV venture set up in March, according to SUAS News.
From: A. Papazian