Ukraine to produce components for Azerbaijan artillery ammunition.

Ukraine’s State Concern Ukroboronprom, the association of multi-product defense enterprises, will participate in the ammunition program of Azerbaijan, particularly in the production of certain components for field artillery ammunition.

Ukrainian Kvitnyk-e guided projectile (Picture source: Army Recognition)

This was discussed at a meeting of Director General of State Concern “Ukroboronprom” Pavlo Bukin with First Deputy Minister of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan Yahya Musayev during the international IDEF 2019, International Defense Industry Fair in Istanbul, the press service of the concern reports. This is driven by the fact that the Ukroboronprom has all the necessary production technologies and industrial capacities.

The parties also discussed cooperation between defense enterprises in mutual technology transfers. The Ukroboronprom showed interest in purchasing ammunition and close combat weapons from Azerbaijan.