ANCA Calls for Investigation into Azerbaijan-Israel Arms Export Violation

September 6, 2018

The ANCA has called on the State Department to investigate the possible third party transfer of U.S. technology to Azerbaijan as part of a proposed Orbiter 1K armed drone sale by Israel defense company Aeronautics Defense Systems.

Seeks Public State Department Review of Potentially Illegal Use of U.S. Parts in a 2017 Israeli Drone Attack Ordered by Azerbaijan against Artsakh

WASHINGTON””The Armenian National Committee of America called on the U.S. Department of State this week to officially investigate the potentially illegal use of U.S. defense equipment in a 2017 Israeli drone attack by the Azerbaijani military against the Artsakh Republic.

In a letter to Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Tina Kaidanow, the ANCA requested an open inquiry into “potential U.S. arms export violations in connection with the Israeli government’s legal action against Aeronautics Defense Systems, an arms manufacturer accused of illegally launching a 2017 Orbiter 1K armed drone attack, in coordination with the Azerbaijani military, against Artsakh.”