Turkey to have ten A-400M military transport aircraftsMarch 2, 2009 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The delivery of A-400M military transport aircraft, which is seen as one of the biggest projects in the history of Turkish defense industry, will begin within 2009, Turkey's state-run Anatolian agency reports.Production of the aircrafts will be launched by eight European countries including Turkey. The production programmed will be completed by 2012. Turkey, which is among the launch-customer countries, will have a total of ten A-400M from 2009 to 2021. According to the program, France will be delivered the first A-400M in 2009, and the second one will be given to Turkey in 2010. Germany will have 60, France 50, Spain 27, Turkey 10, Britain 25, Luxembourg and Belgium will have 7 aircrafts. Turkey had signed the partnership contract to receive A-400M in 2003. Having both tactical and strategic capabilities, A-400M has 37 tons of load capacity, and its total range is 8695 km. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |