ArmInfo. Despite the international wave of condemnations of the ruling regime of Azerbaijan for its policy of ethnic cleansing and genocidal tendencies, the leaders of the nation that survived the Holocaust continue to pursue a double-minded, but, in their opinion, "pragmatic" foreign policy line, making deals with their own history.
According to world media reports, Israel supplied the Aliyev regime with two multispectral electro-optical spy satellites from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The acquisition is part of the Azersky-2 program, a strategic initiative that promises to strengthen Azerbaijan's surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The estimated cost of the agreement is around 120 million US dollars.
According to independent experts, in addition to the technological consequences, this deal has geopolitical significance. This places Israel's intelligence capabilities closer to the Iranian border, the shared border between Azerbaijan and Iran. Azerbaijan was a key customer for both the Israeli aerospace industry and the Israel Defense Forces, purchasing weapons that played a key role in the conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh.