Azerbaijani unveils homegrown demining vehicle

Azerbaijani-made demining machine has been presented to the Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA).

"Revival P" demining machine produced by "Improtex" Group of Companies was donated to the Karabakh Revival Foundation by entrepreneurs, APA reports.

On September 4, the Karabakh Revival Foundation held a presentation ceremony dedicated to the delivery of that machine to ANAMA.

Rahman Hajiyev, Chairman of the Board of the Karabakh Revival Foundation, Vugar Suleymanov, Chairman of the Board of the ANAMA, management of the "Improtex" Group of Companies, member of the Supervisory Board of Karabakh Revival Foundation, member of the Milli Majlis Fatma Yildirim, partners and donors of the foundation, as well as media representatives attended the ceremony.

Suleymanov noted that Azerbaijan's production of a demining machine was a great success.

"For two years, we bought demining machines from abroad. Azerbaijan is now producing demining machines itself. This is a gratifying situation. The tests of the ‘Revival P’ demining machine of the Improtex group of companies were conducted for more than three months and proved themselves.

‘Revival T’ demining is intended for anti-tank mines. This machine performed very well during the tests. This is gratifying. It is very important for us to successfully pass the production and testing of these machines," Suleymanov said.

It should be noted that the certificate of the "Revival P" demining machine was presented to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ANAMA. Later, the participants of the event got acquainted with the "Revival P" demining machine.

Azerbaijan's engineer and sapper units had previously been supplied with MEMATT (Mechanical Demining Supply) equipment manufactured by Turkey's ASFAT company, which is part of the Turkish National Defense Ministry. The equipment is extremely effective in clearing mines and unexploded ordnance from settlements and arable lands.

Armenia deliberately and constantly planted mines on Azerbaijani territories, in violation of the 1949 Geneva Convention, thereby being a major threat to regional peace, security, and cooperation.