Azerbaijan and Roketsan of Turkey to produce jointly 107mm and 122mm artillery rockets.

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense Industry and ROKETSAN company of Turkey will sign a final document on the joint production of missiles at an Azerbaijani facility, said Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM).

Technical issues on joint production have already been solved. Necessary measures are being taken to start the production. SSM has not revealed when the final document will be signed.

According to the agreement, 107 and 122 mm caliber missiles will be manufactured at the Azerbaijani facility with the participation of ROKETSAN. The engines for these missiles will be produced by ROKETSAN, other parts in Azerbaijan.

The development studies of 107mm and 122mm artillery rocket systems started in the early 1990's, after a cooperation aggrement between MKEK and TUBITAK - SAGE was signed under the supervision of MSB (Milli Savunma Bakanligi; Ministry of National Defence) and SSM. According to the cooperation framework, SAGE was to conduct research and development studies on short and medium range artillery rockets and MKEK was to undertake the production process, using double base propellant technology gained by the licensed production of M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) started in late 1970's. 

The results were 107mm Anadolu rocket with a 8km of range and 122mm Mizrak (Spear) rocket with 20km of range produced in MKEK - ELROKSAN division (Elmadag Roket Sanayii; Elmadag Rocket Industries).http://www.armyrecognition.com/

Azerbaijan in talks with Turkey to purchase FNSS Samur AAAB Armored Amphibious Assault Bridge

Azerbaijan and Turkey are holding talks on Samur (AAAB Armored Amphibious Assault Bridge) mobile offensive floating bridges produced by Turkish FNSS Company. Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Under-Secretariat for Turkish Defense Industry, Yakup Tashdelen said; "negotiations are already underway to sell Azerbaijan the mentioned system."
"This bridge system is used today by the Turkish army. Azerbaijan's army has expressed interest in purchasing this system," Tashdelen noted.

The AAAB System is a bridge and ferry system designed for Turkish Armed Forces' fast and safe transport through the rivers in the battlefield. The vehicle is designed and manufactured by the Turkish Company FNSS. As nationally designed and developed amphibious bridge system in Turkey, the AAAB system has some additional specifications among its kind. It can carry 4 ramps on a single system. 

He also said Turkey is interested to sell various systems to Azerbaijan in the sphere of defense and other related industries.



"Turkey offered Azerbaijan a number of security systems, armored vehicles from Otokar and missile systems Roketsan," he noted. "Negotiations are being conducted over the issue of Azerbaijan's assignment of Information System of tactical defense Selsan in the future which enables maintaining video connections between different levels. Furthermore, Azerbaijan is interested in national Atak helicopters from the Tai company, testing of which was recently completed."

Azerbaijan is strengthening its military power and defense capabilities year by year. The establishment of the Ministry of Defense Industry has been instrumental in strengthening the defense capabilities of the country.

The defense products output in Azerbaijan surged by more than eight-fold during 2005-2013. The country's defense industry ministry has started the mass production of a variety of munitions in recent years.
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Company producing armoured combat vehicles going to deliver products to Azerbaijani market

FNSS, a leading manufacturer and supplier of tracked and wheeled armoured combat vehicles and weapon systems, is going to deliver its products to Azerbaijani market.

APA reports that representatives of FNSS presented military vehicles in Baku for the representatives of Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

Azerbaijani servicemen were informed about Pars armoured combat vehicles, evacuation vehicles, engineering equipment, combat modules produced by FNSS.

Azerbaijan started to take interest in Pars armoured combat vehicles produced by FNSS in 2011. The presentation of Pars was held several times at the international exhibitions for former Defense Minister Safar Abiyev.

The company has also offered Azerbaijan to participate in the projects on the modernization of combat vehicles.http://en.apa.az/

Azerbaijan receives final Mi-35M assault helo

The last of 24 new Mil Mi-35M 'Hind' assault helicopters for Azerbaijan has been delivered to Baku, national media reported on 21 January 2014.

These latest-variant 'Hind' helicopters were ordered in September 2010 to augment the 20 Mi-24 helicopters that Azerbaijan has operated since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. An unspecified number of these earlier Mi-24s have been made NATO-compatible and upgraded to Mi-24G Super 'Hind' standard (the G denotes the Azeri word for night - 'Gecæ') by South African company Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE) and Ukrainian company Aviakon at the latter's aircraft repair plant in Konotop.

The Azerbaijani Air Force and Air Defence Force currently operate Mi-24s out of Baku Kala base. While there has been confusion as to the operating agency for the Mi-35s, the Azeri-Press Agency (APA) that reported the completion of deliveries said they are to be fielded by the State Border Service.

Purchased at a price of USD360 million, the helicopters are equipped with night vision goggles, a turret-mounted IRTV-445MGH infrared TV thermal imaging system and new countermeasures equipment. The weapons package is understood to comprise 9K114 Shturm-V (AT-6 'Spiral') anti-tank missiles, 80 mm S-8 and 240 mm S-24 unguided rockets, as well as either a single 12.7 mm 9-A-629 machine gun or two 7.62 mm 9-A-622 machine guns/one 30 mm 9-A-800 grenade launcher. In addition, they can operate with 50 kg (110 lb) to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs.

In addition to the 'Hind'-variant helicopters, the Azerbaijani Air Force and Air Defence Force also operates 40 Mi-8 'Hip' transport helicopters, which double as light attack and assault platforms. Other rotary-winged assets in service with the air force comprise the Mi-2 'Hoplite' utility helicopter, and the Kamov Ka-32A utility and Ka-32PS search-and-rescue helicopters.http://www.janes.com/