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Israel, Azerbaijan ink $1.6 billion military deal

A state-run Israeli company will has inked a $1.6 billion deal to sell sophisticated military technology to Azerbaijan.
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February 27, 2012

A state-run Israeli company will has inked a $1.6 billion deal to sell sophisticated military technology to Azerbaijan.

Under the deal, Israel Aerospace Industries will sell drones, anti-aircraft and missile defense systems to Azerbaijan, Iran’s neighbor to the north.

Israeli defense officials told international news services that the deal has been in process for a long time and is not a response to recent allegedly Iranian attempts to kill Israeli diplomats or any potential Israeli plans to strike Iranian nuclear sites.

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