Azerbaijan reached an agreement with Israel for the purchase of the anti-missile defense system Iron Dome, the Minister of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan Yaver Jamalov said last Saturday.
According to Israeli media, the agreement was achieved by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry with the relevant bodies of Israel.
The Iron Dome system developed by Rafael Company and launched into production with the US financial support is able to intercept uncontrolled rockets and low-flying aircraft and UAVs. The cost of one battery is estimated at $ 50 million, and the cost of one rocket Tamir is almost $ 50 thousand, the website IzRus reports.
The Israeli side has not yet commented on this news. However, it is noteworthy that this message was made immediately after the visit of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Baku. -02D-
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