Azerbaijan Defense Industry
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The Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan
is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan
in charge of design, manufacturing, regulation and maintenance of products in the fields of defense, radio electronics, instrument engineering.
, incorporated the State Departments for Military Industry and for Armaments and the Military Science Center, each of which was formerly a separate agency within the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
According to Sumarinly, the MDI has been in talks with various Israeli defense firms and two Turkish companies about the production of an armored vehicle based on the Russian T-55 tank’s chassis. MDI will also provide 30 South-African-designed Matador and Marauder armored vehicles to the army.
In March 2011 the MDI presented its prototype of an Austrian-designed four-seater known as the Diamond DA-42 military passenger plane. The plane is assembled by AZAD Systems, an Azerbaijani state-owned firm.
Overall, Azerbaijani military production more than doubled between 2009 and 2010, and the product line expanded by 17 percent, according to MDI.
Recently, the Turkish firms of ASELSAN and MKEK has signed a deal with Azerbaijan. ASELSAN has been awarded to co-produce monocular night vision sights and thermal scopes (sniper rifles etc.) with Azerbaijan.
Makina Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu (MKE) has been awarded a contract worth $ 1.150.000 to produce weapons, ammunition, chemicals and other materials. Besides the contract, MKEK will also take part in the assistance of modernization of the Azeri defense industries.
Azerbaijani-made prototypes of Orbiter 2M Unmanned aerial vehicle
are expected to undergo testing for up to two years. Full-scale production won’t begin before 2013, under the existing timetable. Production of drones has started at Azad Systems, a joint venture between Azerbaijan’s Defence Industry Ministry and Israeli manufacturer Aeronautics.
. Both are manufactured at the government-owned Azad Systems Company plant near Baku. The head of the Defense Industry, Yaver Jamalov, said that by the end of 2011 a total of 60 UAVs will be produced.
stated that Azerbaijan will start the production of national warships after 2013.
. An anti-material rifle, which can be taken down into 2 separate components for easy transportation. The rifle is said to be operable in adverse weather such as rain and dirt with temperature ranges from 50 to -50 degrees Celsius. The rifle is operated in several countries.
In 2011, Azerbaijan has begun producing AK-74M assault rifles under a license from the Russian armaments manufacturer Izhmash. The assault rifles are being produced for the Azerbaijani Armed Forces under the name Khazri.
In addition to production of Istiglal IST-14.5 and AK-74M, Azerbaijan has also been producing the following weapon systems:
Azerbaijani-made prototypes of Orbiter 2M Unmanned aerial vehicle
are expected to undergo testing for up to two years. Full-scale production won’t begin before 2013, under the existing timetable. Production of drones has started at Azad Systems, a joint venture between Azerbaijan’s Defence Industry Ministry and Israeli manufacturer Aeronautics.
According to the Azerbaijani APA agency in November 2010, "Azerbaijan is in the negotiations with some other countries on helicopter production." - said by the Minister of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan, Yavar Jamalov
. He also mentioned that recently the Ukrainian Premier Minister offered Azerbaijan joint production of 100 helicopters and it is possible. According to him, the Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan is in the negotiations with some other countries as well as Ukraine
.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan
Cabinet of Azerbaijan
The Cabinet of Azerbaijan is the chief executive body of the Republic of Azerbaijan.-The Executive Power:The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state....
in charge of design, manufacturing, regulation and maintenance of products in the fields of defense, radio electronics, instrument engineering.
Foundation
The Ministry of Defence Industry was established on December 16, 2005 by presidential decree, the new Ministry, headed by Yavar JamalovYavar Jamalov
Yavar Jamalov Talyb oglu is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the first Minister of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan.-Ealy life:Jamalov was born on October 17, 1949 in Çöl Beşdəli village of Sabirabad Rayon, Azerbaijan. In 2003-2006, he worked as the Director of Azneft production company...
, incorporated the State Departments for Military Industry and for Armaments and the Military Science Center, each of which was formerly a separate agency within the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
Background
Azerbaijan has a desire to become a major arms exporter to the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Middle East. It was announced in January 2008 that the defence industry of Azerbaijan would begin to manufacture armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as small calibre artillery guns. Whether this has actually taken place is unclear. The new ministry is cooperating with the defence sectors of Ukraine, Belarus and Pakistan. In 2008 several more military factories were created in Azerbaijan.According to Sumarinly, the MDI has been in talks with various Israeli defense firms and two Turkish companies about the production of an armored vehicle based on the Russian T-55 tank’s chassis. MDI will also provide 30 South-African-designed Matador and Marauder armored vehicles to the army.
In March 2011 the MDI presented its prototype of an Austrian-designed four-seater known as the Diamond DA-42 military passenger plane. The plane is assembled by AZAD Systems, an Azerbaijani state-owned firm.
Overall, Azerbaijani military production more than doubled between 2009 and 2010, and the product line expanded by 17 percent, according to MDI.
Enterprises
Enterprises of the Ministry include:- RPE Iglim, "Avia-Agregat" plant, RPE "Sanayejihaz" ("Prompribor"), RPE "Dalga” and "Alov"plant are the biggest suppliers for aviation and shipbuilding industries.
- Radiogurashdirma ("Radio engineering"), "Azon", "Peyk" and "Computer" plants are manufacturing products for communication means and radio-electronic industry.
- RPE Neftgazavtomat, "Telemekhanika" and Baku "Jihazgayirma" (Instrument Engineering) plants are involved in manufacture of devices and automation systems for monitoring technological processes in oil/gas production, refinery and chemical industries.
- RPE Automatic Lines is manufacturing non-standard equipment and products for application in electrotechnical &machine engineering industries.
- Avia-Agregat manufactures multi-purpose aviation equipment, various airdrome conditioners, universal container of board conductor, air-to-air radiators, fuel-oil, air-to-air heat exchangers, ventilators.
- AZAD Systems
Cooperation
The Ministry’s enterprises co-operate with partners in many foreign countries in following areas:- Aviation
- Oil industry
- Instrument Engineering
- Navigation
Recently, the Turkish firms of ASELSAN and MKEK has signed a deal with Azerbaijan. ASELSAN has been awarded to co-produce monocular night vision sights and thermal scopes (sniper rifles etc.) with Azerbaijan.
Makina Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu (MKE) has been awarded a contract worth $ 1.150.000 to produce weapons, ammunition, chemicals and other materials. Besides the contract, MKEK will also take part in the assistance of modernization of the Azeri defense industries.
Azerbaijani-made prototypes of Orbiter 2M Unmanned aerial vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
are expected to undergo testing for up to two years. Full-scale production won’t begin before 2013, under the existing timetable. Production of drones has started at Azad Systems, a joint venture between Azerbaijan’s Defence Industry Ministry and Israeli manufacturer Aeronautics.
Research Production Enterprise Iglim
- Multi-purpose Airfield Conditioners: АК-04-9А; АК-1,6-9А
- Attendant’s Container KBU 8-10
- Air-to-Air Radiators: VVR 01.7604.5100.00;
- VVR 5.12.7604.0020.00; VVR 2.11.7604.0400.00;
- Fuel-Oil Radiators: 5451Т; 5580Т; 5783 Т-1
- Fuel-Oil Heat Exchangers: 6212 Т; 6212Т-01; 6107 Т
- Air-to-Air Heat Exchanger 6246 Т
- Supercharger 5620
- Dehydrator 2394T
- Fans: 5617 Т; 4523
- Air Drier 6011
- Moisture separators: 2227; 6368; 5676А; 2788; 6377; 6917; 6678
Air Force
The country is also manufactures Israeli-designed spy planes. Among the licensed pilotless spy plane is the Orbiter-2M and the AerostarAerostar
Aerostar S.A., is an aeronautical manufacturing company based in Bacău, Romania.-History:Since its establishment in 1953, the company's name has changed in turn from U.R.A. to I.R.Av, I.Av. and finally Aerostar...
. Both are manufactured at the government-owned Azad Systems Company plant near Baku. The head of the Defense Industry, Yaver Jamalov, said that by the end of 2011 a total of 60 UAVs will be produced.
Navy
In May 2011, President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic Rovnag AbdullayevRovnag Abdullayev
Rovnag Ibrahim oglu Abdullayev is the director of the SOCAR oil company and has been president of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan since 2008...
stated that Azerbaijan will start the production of national warships after 2013.
Current production
In 2008, Azerbaijan revealed the Istiglal IST-14.5Istiglal Anti-Material Rifle
The Istiglal IST-14.5 Anti-Material Rifle is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-material sniper rifle developed by the Azerbaijani Defense Industry. The name Istiglal means Independence in Azerbaijani.-History:...
. An anti-material rifle, which can be taken down into 2 separate components for easy transportation. The rifle is said to be operable in adverse weather such as rain and dirt with temperature ranges from 50 to -50 degrees Celsius. The rifle is operated in several countries.
In 2011, Azerbaijan has begun producing AK-74M assault rifles under a license from the Russian armaments manufacturer Izhmash. The assault rifles are being produced for the Azerbaijani Armed Forces under the name Khazri.
In addition to production of Istiglal IST-14.5 and AK-74M, Azerbaijan has also been producing the following weapon systems:
- IST – 12.7 mm calibre sniper rifle
- UP-7.62 submachine gun
- Inam, Zafar, and Zafar-K pistols (jointly with the Turkish TİSAŞTİSAŞTİSAŞ is a Turkish firearm manufacturing company, mainly focused on manufacturing pistols. Its firearms are used worldwide by civilians, police and armies.-History:...
company) - 7.62 x 54 mm submachine gun to be integrated with tanks and armoured vehicles
- Qaya-1 and Qaya-2 RPG-7V2 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers
- 60 mm mortarMortar (weapon)A mortar is an indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles known as bombs at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories. It is typically muzzle-loading and has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber....
- 82 mm mortar
- 107 mm reactive volley-fire system (gate mechanism and missiles)
- Matador and Marauder mine-protected armoured vehicles (jointly with the Paramount Group of South Africa)
- Small fire arms, munitions for artillery-type weaponry, mines, Qigilcim mine and bomb clearance system, helmets, ballistic protection, optical devices, collimator, thermal sighting system, multi-spectral covers, dosimeters for submariners and more.
Potential future projects
Murad Bayar, the undersecretary for Turkish Defense Industries, said that Turkey aimed to manufacture new tanks for the Turkish Armed Forces. "Some of these tanks could be manufactured in Azerbaijan, and some can be produced in Turkey, joint production with Azerbaijan in line with this country`s needs in the future." Bayar told.Azerbaijani-made prototypes of Orbiter 2M Unmanned aerial vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
are expected to undergo testing for up to two years. Full-scale production won’t begin before 2013, under the existing timetable. Production of drones has started at Azad Systems, a joint venture between Azerbaijan’s Defence Industry Ministry and Israeli manufacturer Aeronautics.
According to the Azerbaijani APA agency in November 2010, "Azerbaijan is in the negotiations with some other countries on helicopter production." - said by the Minister of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan, Yavar Jamalov
Yavar Jamalov
Yavar Jamalov Talyb oglu is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the first Minister of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan.-Ealy life:Jamalov was born on October 17, 1949 in Çöl Beşdəli village of Sabirabad Rayon, Azerbaijan. In 2003-2006, he worked as the Director of Azneft production company...
. He also mentioned that recently the Ukrainian Premier Minister offered Azerbaijan joint production of 100 helicopters and it is possible. According to him, the Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan is in the negotiations with some other countries as well as Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.