Baku / 18.12.17 / Turan: The number of enterprises of the Azerbaijani defense industry has reached 58, and the range of products is 1,200 kinds.
General production of defense products for 2007-2017 increased 6.7 times. Azerbaijan exports goods to the military-industrial complex in more than 10 countries. This is stated in the article of the Minister of Defense Industry Yaver Jamalov, published in the newspaper Azerbaijan on December 17.
The volume of defense products produced and handed over to the defense department increased by 7.1 percent in January-November compared to the same period last year. At present, development work is under way to create 136 new types of defense products.
The Ministry of Defense Industry was established in 2005. December 17 is celebrated as a professional holiday of employees of this industry. -06D--
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