Has Israel signed defense contracts on hundreds of millions of dollars with Azerbaijan?

27.09.08

12:07

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry did not confirm the fact of signing defense contracts with Israel.

Day.Az correspondent has contacted the spokesman for Azerbaijani Defense Ministery Eldar Sabiroghlu, who said that he had no information about signing of defense contracts for hundreds of millions of dollars between Israel and Azerbaijan.

"I have no information about this issue, therefore, I can not comment on it", noted Sabiroghlu.

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26.09.08

15:55

Gaarets newspaper reported today that Israels Defense Ministry signed a number of contracts on supply of technique and armament for hundreds of millions of dollars with the Azerbaijani government.

It probably implied the supply of new TAR-21 Tavor guns and ammunitions to Azerbaijan, as well as deals for supply of howitzer weapon and essential items of Soltam company, missile systems and necessary items, produced by Defense Industry concern TAAC, as well as the communication systems of Tadiran company, of which Azeri Press Agency reported one and a half month ago.

The newspaper also mentions supply of the ammunitions of joint Israeli-Kazakh production to Azerbaijan, of which NEWSru.co.il spoke in July of this year.

Soltam company has developed the 122 millimeter driverless howitzer Semser, installed on KAMAZ, and driverless 120 millimeter mine thrower Aybat. The mine thrower, weighting 650 kg, has a high maneuverability and the detachment from among 4 not 7 people. TAAC in turn has created an autonomous multi-target missile Nayza, which is a modification of the Lynx system, produced by the concern.

Soltam and Elbit have also developed an integrated automatic system of regulation and control, combining all three artillery systems.

NEWSru.co.il also reported that, according to foreign sources, Israel was supplying weapon to Baku in period of the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh. US sources stated in different times that Mosad helped Azerbaijani special services to fight Islamists His u-Takhrir and that Israeli points of radioelectronic reconnaissance are set on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border.

/Day.Az/