Months after Azerbaijan and Slovakia signed a framework contract at the World Defence Show in Saudi Arabia for the purchase of SAM-120 automatic mortars produced by Slovak a state-owned defence manufacturer ZTS Special, the company is showcasing the mortar at the ongoing show.
The contract is for the delivery of 96 units, with options for up to 300 systems. The cost of the initial order is about US$249 million. According to reports, Slovakia and Azerbaijan are considering the possibility of partially or completely producing the weapon in Azerbaijan. The contract substantially expands defense cooperation between Slovakia and Azerbaijan.
A number of companies from the country are exhibiting at the event under the national pavilion. Kolarms, which began operations in 2009 with 13 employees and has since grown to 140 employees, specializes in the design, production, modernization, training, and repair of firearms and weapon systems. The company has brought an extensive range of products to the show, including the new Nemesis remote weapon system and the SAW. 50 machine gun. “Nemesis is currently under testing; we hope to bring it to market early next year. You can customize the station with different machine guns. Our primary customer is our military, but our products have also been exported to Africa, Asia and Europe,” said a company official.
The other companies at the event that are flying the flag for the country’s rapidly growing domestic industry include LOTN, Molpir, SEC Technologies, VRM, Kovaco, ZVS, RayService, CSM, and Konstrukta Defence.
