EXPERT: AZERBAIJAN SHOULD STOP EXPLOITING SOVIET DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY

PanARMENIAN.Net
31.01.2008 14:19 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry should stop
exploiting soviet-era defense technology, including MIG-29 jets used
for air border defense," said Alekper Mammadov, head of the center
of democratic civil control over the armed forces.

On January 28, MIG-29 crashed during a training flight, killing both
pilots – Fahreddin Askerov and Afghan Aslanov.

Earlier, MIG-29 jets also crashed in Russia, Malaysia, Peru, Slovakia
and Armenia.

"The crash was caused by some technical faults but not incompetence of
the pilots. Incidents in some states prove spoilage in production,"
the expert said adding that the parachute ejector mechanism was
apparently out of order.

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s spokesman Eldar Sabiroglu said that
it’s incorrect to put forth versions unless the flight recorder is
found, Trend reports.