  Turkey continues assisting Azerbaijan in weapon production November 9, 2010 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Modernized Azerbaijani-made Istiglal sniper rifle will be produced in Turkey, the Azeri-Press Agency reported. Director General of Turkey’s Machine and Chemistry Organization (MKEK) Unal Onsipahioglu said that according to the agreement achieved with the Azerbaijani side, IST 12.7 model of Istiglal sniper rifle assembled by the experts of the Ministry of Defense Industry, will be also produced by MKEK. “Technology data exchange is also under way,” Onsipahioglu said. Azerbaijani-made IST 12.7 sniper rifle was for the first time demonstrated at Africa Aerospace Defense-2010 (AAD-2010) in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa. IST 12.7, an improved and smaller model of IST 14.5 has an increased efficiency against remote targets and even armored targets.   Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
