BAKU, Azerbaijan, September
30. ADEX-2026 Azerbaijan International Defence
Exhibition is important in terms of demonstrating the military
potential of participating countries and exchanging knowledge and
experience, strengthening existing military-technical cooperation
and discussing future prospects, Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense,
Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, said in his address to the
participants of the ADEX-2026 exhibition today, Trend’s correspondent
reports from the event.
According to him, the exhibition is a platform of special
importance in terms of discussing technical solutions to security
issues and familiarising oneself with modern defence technologies
applied across various sectors of the military-industrial
complex.
Hasanov pointed out that the holding of such exhibitions, which
positively influence the development of the defence industry,
creates broad opportunities for the products manufactured by
participating countries to enter the global market.
The minister noted that Azerbaijan already possesses a strong
defence industrial potential. According to him, in the country’s
military factories, alongside the production of more than 1,000
types of defence products that are competitive on the global market
through the application of modern technologies. Moreover, repair
and modernization of combat vehicles, aviation assets, and other
military equipment are carried out.
According to Hasanov, the increasing number of countries
represented at the ADEX-2026 International Defence Exhibition from
year to year shows the event’s turning into an international
platform attracting the attention of many states’
military-industrial enterprises. He noted that this also
demonstrates Azerbaijan’s growing standing on the international
arena, and that the exhibition is one of the indicators of
achievements in the field of international cooperation.
The minister highlighted that as a result of the development of
Azerbaijan's defense industry and the application of high
technologies in the army's armament, modern weapons, ammunition,
and combat equipment are available in the arsenal of the Armed
Forces.
He added that the meetings and discussions to be held during the
days of the exhibition among representatives and guests of
participating countries will create favorably conditions for
further expansion of military and military-technical
cooperation.
