ISRAEL REARMS AZERBAIJANI ARMY

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
30.06.2009 14:15 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Israeli defense company Elta Systems
Ltd will cooperate with Azerbaijan in the field of satellite
systems. Recently, the company announced about creatoin of the TecSAR
satellite. Such radar can operate in a very broad waveband, as well as
an interferometer, which, in turn, enables to determine the quality
of the Earth’s surface with high precision. According to them, the
total weight of the satellite will reach 300 kilograms, including a
weight of a block SAR which will reach approximately 100 kilograms.

The equipment can operate in several modes. In a "band mode" an
electron beam of the apparatus will go "in a straight line" on the
surface of the Earth, in "a spot mode", respectively, it will focus on
a predetermined point, finally, in a "mosaic mode" SAR explores space,
"photographing" squares.

After the launch TecSAR can go over certain points on the Earth every
90 minutes, but its effectiveness will be higher than that of other
systems – due to peculiarities of the SAR technology, it will not
depend on weather conditions and day time.

According to Azerbaijani military experts, this is an indispensable
system for military operations in a mountainous terrain. Given the
landscape of Nagorno Karabakh, the system is simply indispensable.

Israel and Azerbaijan negotiate on the production of BMP. The cost of
a fully equipped modern BMP "Namer" is estimated at $ 2 million. Namer
is equipped with a new armored set, including armored door, as well as
armored roof welded to the body of the car. The lower part of the BMP
is also enhanced with armor that can increase the level of protection
against land mines. Special folding seats are design for the troops,
which reduces the possibility of destruction by personal mines.

As in the Merkava tank, the engine is installed in front of
BMP Namer. This provides additional protection against antitank
weapons. The car can carry 12 people, including a commander, gunner
and driver. BMP is equipped with 12.7-mm machine gun, 7.62-mm machine
gun or 40-mm MK19 automatic grenade launcher.

Israel and Azerbaijan plan to cooperate in other areas of defense
industry, in particular, an agreement is reached over the construction
of the factory of intelligence and combat drones.