Britain's Andair stops supplying parts for Turkish Bayraktar dronesJanuary 13, 2021 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The British company Andair Ltd has stopped supplying parts for the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drones, which were widely used by Azerbaijan during the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh. "Andair Ltd was approached by the Embassy of Armenia on 02/11/2020, requesting that we stop supplying Baykar Makina as they were using our products on armed drones," the company said in a statement. "After an investigation it was apparent that this was the case and Andair immediately halted supply and cancelled all orders from Baykar Makina." Throughout the war, Bayraktar drones were used to target both military objects and civilian settlements in Karabakh. Several manufacturers, including Canada's Bombardier and California-based Trimble Navigation have discontinued sales of their products to Baykar. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |