SEPT. 8 2014 (The Conway Bulletin) – Russian president Vladimir Putin and Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev are expected to sign a deal soon that will allow the movement of arms between the two countries more easily, media reported. The agreement is designed to increase arms trade between Kazakhstan and Russia as well as deepen military integration.
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(News report from Issue No. 199, published on Sept. 10 2014)
MAY 27 2014 (The Conway Bulletin) – Russia has confirmed that it will send 12 more heavy tanks to Azerbaijan, media reported, part of a major arms deal between the two countries. The deal will cause consternation in Armenia, which views Russia as its main ally and Azerbaijan as its biggest foe.
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(News report from Issue No. 186, published on May 28 2014)
MARCH 17 2014 (The Conway Bulletin) — Between 2009 and 2013 Azerbaijan increased by nearly four times the amount of arms it imported, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported. Azerbaijan has been spending profits from energy sales on re-arming. It is still officially at war with Armenia over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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(News report from Issue No. 176, published on March 19 2014)
MARCH 9 2014 (The Conway Bulletin) — Azerbaijan increased its exports of military equipment by 500% in 2013, media quoted a government report as saying. Azerbaijan has previously said that it wants to boost its arms manufacturing sector. It has invested much of its relatively recent oil wealth into its military.
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(News report from Issue No. 175, published on March 12 2014)
JAN. 21 2014 (The Conway Bulletin) — Azerbaijan has completed the delivery of 24 attack helicopters from Russia, media reported. Rich from oil, Azerbaijan has splurged on its military, buying weapons and other equipment from Israel and Russia. Azerbaijan ordered the 24 Mi-35M helicopters from Russia in September 2010.
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(News report from Issue No. 168, published on Jan. 22 2014)
NOV. 18 2013 (The Conway Bulletin) — Azerbaijan is considering buying a pair of T-129 attack helicopters manufactured by its close ally Turkey, media reported. T-129 helicopters bristle with weapons. Azerbaijan is spending heavily on its military, concerning neighbours, especially Armenia with which it is still officially at war over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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(News report from Issue No. 161, published on Nov. 20 2013)
FEB. 26 2012 (The Conway Bulletin) – Azerbaijan has agreed to buy $1.6b worth of missiles and drones from Israel, Israeli diplomats told news agencies. Azerbaijan’s defence budget has grown exponentially over the last few years. Azerbaijan’s relations with Iran have worsened recently and its ties with Armenia are historically acrimonious.
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(News report from Issue No. 079, published on March 1 2012)
