  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 Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
