industryterm:defense equipment

  • Advanced Israeli weapons sold to Azerbaijan exposed in army-produced pop music video - Israel News - Haaretz.com
    https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/advanced-israeli-weapons-sold-to-azerbaijan-exposed-in-pop-music-video-1.60

    A music video celebrating Azerbaijan’s border guards and showcasing the Azeri army’s military capabilities has revealed that advanced weapons systems made by the Israeli defense industry are being used by the Azeri army.

    The video, which clocks in at 4 minutes and 15 seconds, shows local singer Narmin Karimbayova exalting the Azerbaijan State Border Service in song, accompanied by footage of all the military systems the Azeri military has to offer. It also shows two additional advanced weapons systems manufactured in Israel by Israel Aerospace Industries and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

    At 1:55 the video shows a launch of the IAI Harop loitering munition system. The Harop is an anti-radiation drone that can autonomously zero in on radio emissions. It can be operated from land or sea and rather than carrying a separate warhead, the drone itself is the main munition – also known as a suicide drone. The Harop is fired from a 12-missile launcher, usually carried on a truck, and has a relatively high flying time of 6 hours.
    […]
    At 3:18 in the video, the Typhoon weapon system is seen firing Spike missiles from an Azeri navy ship. The system, called Typhoon MLS-NLOS, was developed at Rafael and is carried on a warship. It allows for full control of the launched missiles, up to the point of impact; the missile can be diverted from its course in case the operator aborts the mission. The system is based on Spike missiles, electro-optical missiles that have been used by Israeli Defense Forces since the 1980s, although upgraded version were made over the years.
    […]
    In 2016, Azerbaijan said it purchased nearly $5 billion worth of defense equipment from Israel. Aliyev said at the time that defense industry cooperation between the countries had lasted for several years and was flourishing. “The biggest part of these [defense equipment purchasing] contracts has already been executed and still we continue to work on that,” said Aliyev, continuing, “And we are very satisfied with the level of this cooperation.

  • Forecast: Africa market to grow for defense equipment - UPI.com
    http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2014/01/17/Africa-grows-in-importance-for-defense-companies/UPI-67801389986933

    NEWTOWN, Conn., Jan. 17 (UPI) — Africa is an increasingly attractive market for international arms and military equipment suppliers as economies and defense spending grow.
    Market research and analysis firm Forecast International said in a report titled The Military Market for Africa the continent’s overall arms market has traditionally been driven by a small handful of key players with more established economic environments but the situation has now changed.

    With smaller market countries increasingly taking positive steps toward democracy and overall stability, and governments focusing more on creating strong economies, it’s projected that defense spending among African nations will surpass $46 billion by 2018, Forecast International said.

    “As optimism about the continent’s prospects increases, global defense firms have started to eye the African market more closely,” said the report’s author, Nicole Auger. “It has ignited an intense competition between non-African defense companies while opening up an array of possible joint ventures and technology transfer agreements with African defense firms.”

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