Azerbaijan to replace “Kalashnikov” with Israeli “Tavor” assault rifleJune 18, 2012 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan plans to replace Kalashnikov (AK) with Israeli Tavor to build on its territory a plant producing these weapons. In the post- Soviet states, special forces of Azerbaijan and Georgia are armed with Tavor- a model of the modern Israeli 5.56mm assault rifle, manufactured by concern Israel Military Industries. Earlier, Israeli concern Aviation Industry has signed a contract with Azerbaijan for the supply of a few tens of unmanned aerial vehicles. Azerbaijan has also agreed with Israel to purchase arms worth USD 1.6bn. According to The Jerusalem Post, the supply of arms to Azerbaijan will be conducted by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). In April 2011, it was reported that IAI plans to sell reconnaissance drones Heron and Searcher Mk.2 to Azerbaijan. By assumption of Flightglobal, the Azerbaijani military could use them, in addition to purely military tasks, to monitor gas and oil pipelines, ANN.Az 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |