Israel’s Defense Ministry Suspends Drone Maker Deal with Azerbaijan

Israeli Defense Company Accused of Drone Attack on Artsakh Targets

BY ARA KHACHATOURIAN

Israel’s defense ministry has temporarily suspended the marketing and export license of an Israeli weapons manufacturer, which is accused of staging drone attacks on Artsakh targets at the urging of Azerbaijan.

The Israeli Bizportal news agency reported Tuesday that the defense ministry’s Defense Export Control Department, which is investigating the Artsakh attack allegations, has suspended the marketing and export license of Aeronautics Defense System, the manufacturer of  the Orbiter 1K drone system, to a “significant customer of the company in a foreign country.”