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The Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan ((アゼルバイジャン語:Аzərbаycаn Rеspubliкаsının Мüdаfiə Sənаyеsi Nаzirliyi)) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of design, manufacturing, regulation and maintenance of products in the fields of defense, radio electronics, instrument engineering. The Ministry was established on December 16, 2005 by presidential decree. The new Ministry, headed by Yavar Jamalov, incorporated the State Departments for Military Industry and for Armaments and the Military Science Center, each of which was formerly a separate agency within the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. ==Background== Azerbaijan has a desire to become a major arms exporter to the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Middle East. It was announced in January 2008 that the defence industry of Azerbaijan would begin to manufacture armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as small calibre artillery guns.〔BBC Monitoring Service, APA News Agency,, (AZERBAIJAN TO START MANUFACTURING ARMS, MILITARY HARDWARE IN 2008 ), 26 January 2008〕 Whether this has actually taken place is unclear. The new ministry is cooperating with the defence sectors of Ukraine, Belarus and Pakistan.〔Richard Giragosian, (Azerbaijan: Baku Signals New Determination For Defense Reform ), RFE/RL, February 01, 2007〕 In 2008 several more military factories were created in Azerbaijan. According to Sumarinly, the MDI has been in talks with various Israeli defense firms and two Turkish companies about the production of an armored vehicle based on the Russian T-55 tank’s chassis. MDI will also provide 30 South-African-designed Matador and Marauder armored vehicles to the army. In March 2011 the MDI presented its prototype of an Austrian-designed four-seater known as the Diamond DA-42 military passenger plane. The plane is assembled by AZAD Systems, an Azerbaijani state-owned firm.〔(Azerbaijan: Baku Aims to Become Regional Arms Dealer )〕 Overall, Azerbaijani military production more than doubled between 2009 and 2010, and the product line expanded by 17 percent, according to MDI. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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