Last year 86% of total products in the institutions of the Ministry of Defense Industry (MDI) was for military and special purpose, said at today's board of the Ministry of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan dedicated to the results of 2016. Compared with 2015, the volume of defense products increased by 1.8 times. Customers were supplied with UAVs, mortars, AK-74M, universal machine guns, sniper rifles, armored personnel carriers, such as "Matador" and "Marauder" automatic grenade launcher, sights for air defense systems, cartridges of various calibers, a grenade for portable anti-tank grenade launcher, training bombs and so forth.
The industry, after 53 stages of developmental works created 4 types of products and recommend them for service. At the exhibition of defense products in Baku in 2016 has been presented 260 items of products. Within the frameworks of the exhibition with the Ministry of Defense was signed a memorandum on the production and transfer of arms to the UAV-type national army Kamikaze "Blow." -05D06-
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"Next year, Azerbaijan will host another major sporting event—the CIS Games. The third CIS Games will take place in Azerbaijan," President Ilham Aliyev announced on December 24 during a ceremony dedicated to summarizing the sports achievements of 2024.
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On December 28, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. The northeast windwill change to the northwest. The air temperature will be +5+8°C at night and +8+10°C during the day. Humidity will be 80-90%. In other parts of the country, precipitation is expected in some areas, with snow in the mountains. A moderate westerly wind will blow.
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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