BAKU: Defense Industry Ministry, Jordanian company reach deal

Azerbaijani Defense Industry Ministry, Jordanian company reach a deal
to produce body armor

13 May 2010 [15:47] – Today.Az

On the sidelines of the SOFEX-2010 exhibition in Amman, Azerbaijan’s
Ministry of Defense Industry and NP Aerospace Jordan, affiliated
company of King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB),
signed two contracts on a joint production.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense Industry Yaver Jamalov and Managing
Director of NP Aerospace Jordan Nabil Issa signed the documents.
Jamalov said that according to the first contract, body armor will be
produced in Baku together with the Jordanian company. The second
contract provides for production of helmets.

`Jordan and Azerbaijan have perfect relations. Our cooperation is
developing, the contracts prove this,’ Yaver Jamalov said.

According to the Minister, talks continue on cooperation with the
military companies of Jordan in several directions, contracts will be
signed on other projects soon.

/APA/

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