Azerbaijan possesses a missile defense capable of knocking down Iskander.

Baku / 13.07.17 / Turan: The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan have anti-missile weapons capable of shooting down missiles from Iskander complexes deployed in Armenia, stated the zerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov in an interview with RIA Novosti. "I, as Defense Minister, declare that we have a system of counteraction - we can shoot down these missiles, we also have missiles, and by 50 times more." I bear full responsibility for what I said. Infrastructure and military objectives, if they decide to apply them!?" said the minister. According to him, in the world there are several types of tactics for the use of troops.

"Yes, Iskander is a good rocket, but there are a few questions: First, what is Iskander, because there are many kinds of them." Second: what is the status of this Iskander? "Third: who manages this" Iskander "? We, as military people, always consider the worst option, we are ready for it, but the missiles I told you about were purchased not in the Russian Federation, but they are not worse in quality, and we have modeled the situation and conducted combat shooting. The result is excellent! To date, we are confident that we will be able to protect our populated areas and the Armed Forces," stressed the head of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. -06D--