Azerbaijan recently purchased a $1.2 billion air defense missile system called the “Barak MX” from Israel. It is likely to be used to deter Iran’s territorial advances as well as safeguard its economic waters in the Caspian Sea and broaden its domination of its airspace.
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) demonstrated the missile system to senior officials in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, according to Israeli business news site Globes. During the showcasing, the IAI conducted war games in which the system intercepted a ballistic missile. Israel’s Ministry of Defense is overseeing the business transaction.
The Barak MX system features cutting-edge interceptors, launchers, command and control systems, advanced radar, and various systems of communication. It is one of IAI’s most sophisticated products.
Regarding the conclusion of the deal, IAI chief executive Boaz Levy said:
“Following the Swords of Iron War, IAI is in an accelerated process of providing systems and solutions for Israel’s security forces in all theaters, at sea, on land and in the air and in space and is at the same time is also working for all our customers around the world. This deal joins a range of deals for air defense systems that have been recently signed, which strengthen the company’s status as a global leader in the field.”
Israel just sold $1.2 billion in missile defense systems to Azerbaijan, weeks after the US approved an additional $14 billion in aid to Israel because Israel said it needed to expand its missile defense capabilities pic.twitter.com/sR5ZGQ9F6p
— Lindsey Snell (@LindseySnell) November 14, 2023
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This follows a previous revelation in October that Israel covertly helped Azerbaijan in its assault on Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh border region. Israel supplied “powerful weaponry” to help the Islamic nation conduct its land grab from the enclave and expel the Christian population back to their home country of Armenia.
Over 200 Armenians were killed in the attack, which involved heavy artillery, rocket launches, and drones. More than 100,000 Armenians fled the region in what has been described as an “ethnic cleansing.”
Israel has geostrategic interests in the region south of Caucasus Mountains—not least because it aims to deter and contain Iran—and appears determined to create an alliance with Azerbaijan to pursue these interests.
“For us, it is a major concern that Israeli weapons have been firing at our people,” Armenia’s Israel ambassador told the Associated Press. He has voiced this to Israeli politicians in a series of diplomatic meetings. “I don’t see why Israel should not be in the position to express at least some concern about the fate of people being expelled from their homeland,” he said.
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