AZERBAIJAN BOUGHT 263 VARIOUS ARTILLERY SYSTEMS IN 2005-2010
APA
Dec 26, 2011
Baku
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. The South Caucasian republics purchased
636 artillery systems from various countries of the world in 2005-2010.
APA reports quoting the UN Register of Conventional Arms that they
purchased 355 mine throwers, 137 howitzers, 107 self-propelled
artillery systems, 37 reactive fire systems.
Azerbaijan is the biggest buyer of artillery system among the South
Caucasian countries. Azerbaijan bought 263 various artillery systems.
Armenia takes the second place with 210 artillery systems and Georgia
is the third with 163 artillery systems.
Azerbaijan bought 54 2S1 “Gvozdika”, 6 2S3 “Akatsiya”, 12 2S7 “Pion”
self-propelled artillery systems, 85 D-30 guns, 85 PM-38 mine throwers,
11 9A52 “Smech”, 10 RAK-12 reactive fire systems.
Georgia bought 22 152mm “Dana”, 7 2S7 “Pion”, 6 2S3 “Akatsiya”
self-propelled artillery systems, 42 howitzers, 70 mine throwers
(25 120mm, 15 122mm, 30 60mm) and 16 reactive fire systems.
Armenia bought 200 75mm mine throwers. Armenia bought this weapon
from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Though Bosnia showed this information
in its report to UN, these weapons were reflected in Armenia’s report.
Armenia also bought 10 122mm D-30 guns from Belarus.
The South Caucasian republics bought the artillery systems mostly
from Bosnia and Herzegovina (235), Ukraine (224), the Czech Republic
(67), Bulgaria (54), Belarus (52) and Israel (4).
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