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products, which have proven
their performance in the field,
played a significant role in
Azerbaijan’s glorious victory in
Karabakh.”
Ikinci added, “Roketsan will con-
tinue to strengthen Azerbaijan
and the Azerbaijani armed
forces with advanced technol-
ogy products, just as we have
in the past and will in the future.
As Türkiye and Roketsan, we
will continue to provide all kinds
of opportunities and support to
Azerbaijan.”
The integration of Turkish and
existing relations are success- software and hardware company Azerbaijani armed forces is
fully continuing,” President Aliyev Havelsan. advanced in all areas, besides in
said recently. training and exercises.
Havelsan also aims to use the
super-modern “Advent” combat
The strength and power of the “In addition to experience sharing,
military industrial complex of management system in the newly significant work is being done in the
Azerbaijan, which played an excep- built maritime patrol ships in defence industry. Soon, the produc-
tional role in the liberation of its Azerbaijan. This solution addresses tion of the most modern weapons
territories recognized by the interna- the demands of force-oriented, and equipment, or their parts, will
tional community, and the modern network-centric naval operations, begin in Azerbaijan, he said.
weapons produced in the country as opposed to traditional single
were on display at the recently con- ship-centric approaches. Turkish defence firm Assan recently
cluded 5th Anniversary Azerbaijan announced that it is working to build
International Defense Exhibition an aerial bomb production facility in
“ADEX-2024”. Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan’s Defence Minister Zakir
Hasanov is also of the opinion that “It is pleasing to see the rapid
his country will meet its needs for development of Türkiye’s
modern weapons, equipment and defense industry. Now we have
ammunition by taking advantage of the capability to meet 70 per
Türkiye’s capabilities. cent of our own needs. We’re
not just talking about Bayraktar
Turkish defence firm Aselsan will and Akinci UAVs, the Turkish
be providing Azerbaijan with Tolun defense industry has advanced
glide bomb and ASELFLIR-500 greatly in other areas as well.
electro-optical system for use on Azerbaijan is certainly benefit-
the country’s new Bayraktar Akıncı ing from this, and efforts in this
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). direction are progressing rap-
Aselflir-500
Aselsan will also be providing idly,” the minister said.
Azerbaijan with the Aselflir-500 Turkiye’s leading rocket and mis-
electro-optical system for use on sile technology firm, Roketsan’s The goal, for Azerbaijan, is to
these UAVs. General Manager Murat Ikinci advance further by producing own
recently said, “The bond of friend- missiles and ammunition and lever-
Azerbaijan’s armed forces are ship and brotherhood between aging Türkiye’s capabilities for joint
also all set to integrate advanced Türkiye and Azerbaijan reflects production of modern weapons and
equipment..
technologies developed by Turkish in the defense industry. Our
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