  Turkey, Azerbaijan plan joint production of anti-tank missiles June 5, 2011 - 16:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director General of ROKETSAN Huseyn Baysak said a number of countries, including Azerbaijan take interest in anti-tank missiles projected by the Turkish engineers. Azerbaijan is also interested in the joint production of these missiles. “We finished the work on the project of long-range anti-tank missile system UMTAS and begin its tests. UMTAS is launched from helicopters and can strike all ground targets, including tanks. This is ROKETSAN's national product and no foreign technologies were used in this project”, said Baysak. The company is planning to begin serial production of UMTAS after the tests finish in 2012. The system of maximum 4-km range can be installed on tripod or vehicles. It will be used against the most armored vehicles. UMTAS missiles have 160-mm caliber, above 37.5kg weight, 1750-mm length and can effectively reach targets in 8 km, APA reported.   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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
