Azerbaijan’s buying of air-defense system from Russia is directed against Armenia only.
Azerbaijan’s buying of air-defense system from Russia is directed against Armenia only, the head of the analytical department at the Institute for Political and Military Analysis Alexander Khramchikhin told NEWS.am. According to him, Azerbaijan has no other rivals.
Despite of the fact Armenian aviation does not have great combat potential, such reinforcement by Azerbaijan hinders Armenia’s opportunities. Doing so, Azerbaijan excludes any unpleasant surprises in future, the expert stressed. “Having such weapons, Azerbaijan can afford unleashing war,” Khramchikhin noted, adding that it is Azerbaijan’s “combat hoard”.
As to the opinion that Azerbaijan undertakes measures on repelling possible air attacks by Iran, the expert deems that war with Iran is unreal. “I cannot imagine it,” he stated, adding that Iran found itself in a very difficult geopolitical situation. “Doing so, Iran will directly declare itself NATO’s enemy. It will be a costly mistake,” Khramchikhin emphasized. The expert also called a “bluff” the statement by Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia, hinting that Tehran will not permit resumption of hostilities.
Khramchikhin considers that Azerbaijan is likely to unleash war. If the country’s leadership is constantly making warlike statements and buying S-300PMU2 worth at least U.S. $300m, one can assert that this country intends to resume hostilities. The expert also spoke of Azerbaijan’s military ambitions. According to him, Armenia will need more resources and other kinds of weapons to resist this protection system.
Russia will supply two batteries of S-300PMU2 Favorit air-defense system to Azerbaijan, Vedomosti.ru reported, referring to sources in the Russian defense industry.
News.am
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