Azerbaijan has reached an agreement with Israel on the purchase of Iron Dome anti-missile system

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Azerbaijan has reached an agreement with Israel on the purchase of Iron Dome anti-missile system, Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense Industry Javer Jamalov told reporters on Saturday.

The agreement was reached between the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry and Israel’s relevant structure, said Jamalov.

Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather air defense system developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aircraft Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 kilometres to 70 kilometres away and whose trajectory would take them to a populated area.

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Azerbaijan: 'We have closed deal to buy Israel’s Iron Dome Missile System'
Just days after Prime Minister Netanyahu visited Azerbaijan, the two countries make another step to strengthen ties.

Trial of the Iron Dome system in the US.. (photo credit:RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS)

Just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Baku, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Javer Jamalov announced over the weekend that his country has signed a deal to purchase Israel’s Iron Dome aerial defense system.

Jamalov made the announcement on Saturday during a briefing with reporters. According to a report in the Azerbaijan Press Agency, Jamalov said that the “agreement was reached between the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry and Israel’s relevant structure”, likely a reference to Israel’s Defense Ministry.

Last week, after meeting with Netanyahu, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev revealed that his country has signed $5 billion worth of long-term contracts over the years to buy weapons and security equipment from Israel.

Netanyahu with Azerbaijan President Aliyev

His comments came against the backdrop of hostile relations between Azerbaijan and southern neighbor Iran, whose leaders have repeatedly condemned Azerbaijani-Israeli ties, including in the past week.

Azerbaijan will become one of the first countries outside of Israel to purchase and operate the Iron Dome. Over the years, there have been reports of other countries – including South Korea, Singapore and India - that have expressed interest in the system but those sales were never publicly confirmed.
Azerbaijan’s interest in the system is believed to stem from Armenia’s recent purchase of Russian Iskander short-range ballistic missiles. Azerbaijan and Armenia have been at war for decades over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh territory.

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