17 December, 2010 12:00
1972
Staff of the Ministry of Defense Industry marked their professional holiday
Today staff of the Ministry of Defense Industry marked their professional holiday following the President Ilham Aliyev’s Order on the establishment of the professional day of the defense industry employees on December the 17-th.
It is already the second year that the staff marking their professional day visited Alley of Honor paying tributes respectively to the National Leader Heydar Aliyev and laid a wreath in front of His Memorial. Memory of outstanding academician Zarifa Khanum Aliyeva, scientist-ophthalmologist has also been commemorated and bunches of flowers were put on Her memorial grave. Graves of heroic sons of Azerbaijan fallen in the way of independence and territorial integrity of their motherland were paid a visit in Alley of Martyrs and a wreath was laid in front of Memorial of “Eternal Flame”. The Ministry’s staff also visited National Leader Heydar Aliyev’s memorial bust erected in the yard of “Radiogurashdırma” Plant where ceremonial event was held and laid bunches of flowers in front of it.
After this, official part of the ceremonial event with regard to professional day began in the assembly hall of the “Radiogurashdirma” Plant.
State Anthem of Azerbaijan was sounded.
Giving a speech Minister Yaver Jamalov stated that on December 11-th 2010, on the eve of the professional day of Defense Industry employees President Ilham Aliyev signed the Orders on awarding honorary names to the group of employees of the Ministry of Defense Industry such as: “Honored Government Employee”, “Honored Engineer”, as well as awarding medals of: “Taraqqi (Progress)” and for “Distinguished government service ”. Minister thanked for this occasion the President of the Republic Mr. Ilham Aliyev on behalf of the ministry staff.
Then Minister Yaver Jamalov made a thorough briefing on Ministry’s activity. Minister noted that 31 new production areas were created in the subordinate facilities of the Ministry of Defense Industry from the beginning date of its activity up to now. Inauguration of new production areas of 4 newly exploited facilities such as: “Ufuq” Production Union, “Dalga” Research Production Enterprise, “Sharq” Production Union and “Iqlim” Research Production Enterprise, as well as “Araz” and ”Telemekhanika” Plants” of the Shirvan city of the “Aqreqat” Production Union were held in the beginning of this year.
In the results of works done, production volume of defense products grew for more than 115 times compared to that in 2006. 12.8 times growth was experienced in the volume of defense products delivered to the customers in the 11 months of 2010 compared to that in 2007.
Long-range mortars, sniper rifles, hand grenades, various anti-tank mines, optical sights, aviation training bombs, camouflage nets, various types of ammunition and many others could be specified among those of the manufactured products.
Nowadays worthy works are adopted in the facilities of the Ministry of Defense Industry on creation of civil products together with the defense ones. As a result, production volume of civil products grew for more than 2.3 times. Varieties reached the number 358.
Today the Ministry of Defense Industry has tight cooperation with more than 60 companies and firms, from more than 20 countries and all due to the works done during the period past in the field of the military-technical cooperation.
Number of official meetings were held in the Ministry and the leadership made business trips to foreign countries, they also joined 4 International Exhibitions.
Variety types of displayed products in the International Exhibitions grew immensely compared to the previous years. Ministry of Defense Industry joined the International Exhibition “AAD Expo 2010, Africa Aerospace & Defense Expo” with 67 items of its defense range nevertheless the number was 27 in 9-th International Defense Exhibition Fair (IDEF-2009) and 55 in International Exhibition "SOFEX-2010", the last held also in this year .
14.5 mm and 12.7 mm variations of “Istiglal” Sniper rifles displayed in the Exhibitions attracted an extreme interest of foreign visitors.
Ministry of Defense Industry displayed 59 civil products in the first National Exhibition of Azerbaijan held in Uzbekistan.
Today joint manufacture of the “Matador” and “Marouder” Mine Protected Vehicles, modern and Nato standardized “Zafar” and “Zafar-K” and “Inam” pistols, as well as modernization of various USSR-produced armored combat vehicles is successfully fulfilled.
In the end, Minister stated that the staff of the Ministry of Defense Industry who constantly sense attention and care of the Head of State will mobilize their efforts to further design and develop new type of weapons, military equipment and ammunition for army under the leadership of Supreme Commander Ilham Aliyev who in his turn is guided by ideas of National Leader Heydar Aliyev.
During the ceremonial event a group of foremost employees of the Ministry have been introduced by the “Advanced Defense Industry employee” badges, Honorary Order, money awards and precious presents, as well as Honorary Orders were presented to colleagues awarded by the Confederation of Collaborators’ Union of Azerbaijan.
Other speakers shared their senses of joy and happiness sourced from a high celebration of “Professional day of the employees of the Ministry of Defense Industry” and noted that this day established last year according to the relevant Order of the President of the Republic is actually an evaluation of a high regard of the State Leader directed to the activity of the Ministry of Defense Industry as a whole, which was established with the purpose of strengthening of the military might and reduction of foreign dependence of the country.
During the event, Area (Tariff) Collective Agreement was signed with a purpose of regulation of social, economic and labor relations for the years 2011-2013 between the Ministry of Defense Industry and the Republic Committee of Collaborators’ Union of the Defense Industry employees.
In the end an appeal on behalf of the ministry staff addressed to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev was accepted.
It is already the second year that the staff marking their professional day visited Alley of Honor paying tributes respectively to the National Leader Heydar Aliyev and laid a wreath in front of His Memorial. Memory of outstanding academician Zarifa Khanum Aliyeva, scientist-ophthalmologist has also been commemorated and bunches of flowers were put on Her memorial grave. Graves of heroic sons of Azerbaijan fallen in the way of independence and territorial integrity of their motherland were paid a visit in Alley of Martyrs and a wreath was laid in front of Memorial of “Eternal Flame”. The Ministry’s staff also visited National Leader Heydar Aliyev’s memorial bust erected in the yard of “Radiogurashdırma” Plant where ceremonial event was held and laid bunches of flowers in front of it.
After this, official part of the ceremonial event with regard to professional day began in the assembly hall of the “Radiogurashdirma” Plant.
State Anthem of Azerbaijan was sounded.
Giving a speech Minister Yaver Jamalov stated that on December 11-th 2010, on the eve of the professional day of Defense Industry employees President Ilham Aliyev signed the Orders on awarding honorary names to the group of employees of the Ministry of Defense Industry such as: “Honored Government Employee”, “Honored Engineer”, as well as awarding medals of: “Taraqqi (Progress)” and for “Distinguished government service ”. Minister thanked for this occasion the President of the Republic Mr. Ilham Aliyev on behalf of the ministry staff.
Then Minister Yaver Jamalov made a thorough briefing on Ministry’s activity. Minister noted that 31 new production areas were created in the subordinate facilities of the Ministry of Defense Industry from the beginning date of its activity up to now. Inauguration of new production areas of 4 newly exploited facilities such as: “Ufuq” Production Union, “Dalga” Research Production Enterprise, “Sharq” Production Union and “Iqlim” Research Production Enterprise, as well as “Araz” and ”Telemekhanika” Plants” of the Shirvan city of the “Aqreqat” Production Union were held in the beginning of this year.
In the results of works done, production volume of defense products grew for more than 115 times compared to that in 2006. 12.8 times growth was experienced in the volume of defense products delivered to the customers in the 11 months of 2010 compared to that in 2007.
Long-range mortars, sniper rifles, hand grenades, various anti-tank mines, optical sights, aviation training bombs, camouflage nets, various types of ammunition and many others could be specified among those of the manufactured products.
Nowadays worthy works are adopted in the facilities of the Ministry of Defense Industry on creation of civil products together with the defense ones. As a result, production volume of civil products grew for more than 2.3 times. Varieties reached the number 358.
Today the Ministry of Defense Industry has tight cooperation with more than 60 companies and firms, from more than 20 countries and all due to the works done during the period past in the field of the military-technical cooperation.
Number of official meetings were held in the Ministry and the leadership made business trips to foreign countries, they also joined 4 International Exhibitions.
Variety types of displayed products in the International Exhibitions grew immensely compared to the previous years. Ministry of Defense Industry joined the International Exhibition “AAD Expo 2010, Africa Aerospace & Defense Expo” with 67 items of its defense range nevertheless the number was 27 in 9-th International Defense Exhibition Fair (IDEF-2009) and 55 in International Exhibition "SOFEX-2010", the last held also in this year .
14.5 mm and 12.7 mm variations of “Istiglal” Sniper rifles displayed in the Exhibitions attracted an extreme interest of foreign visitors.
Ministry of Defense Industry displayed 59 civil products in the first National Exhibition of Azerbaijan held in Uzbekistan.
Today joint manufacture of the “Matador” and “Marouder” Mine Protected Vehicles, modern and Nato standardized “Zafar” and “Zafar-K” and “Inam” pistols, as well as modernization of various USSR-produced armored combat vehicles is successfully fulfilled.
In the end, Minister stated that the staff of the Ministry of Defense Industry who constantly sense attention and care of the Head of State will mobilize their efforts to further design and develop new type of weapons, military equipment and ammunition for army under the leadership of Supreme Commander Ilham Aliyev who in his turn is guided by ideas of National Leader Heydar Aliyev.
During the ceremonial event a group of foremost employees of the Ministry have been introduced by the “Advanced Defense Industry employee” badges, Honorary Order, money awards and precious presents, as well as Honorary Orders were presented to colleagues awarded by the Confederation of Collaborators’ Union of Azerbaijan.
Other speakers shared their senses of joy and happiness sourced from a high celebration of “Professional day of the employees of the Ministry of Defense Industry” and noted that this day established last year according to the relevant Order of the President of the Republic is actually an evaluation of a high regard of the State Leader directed to the activity of the Ministry of Defense Industry as a whole, which was established with the purpose of strengthening of the military might and reduction of foreign dependence of the country.
During the event, Area (Tariff) Collective Agreement was signed with a purpose of regulation of social, economic and labor relations for the years 2011-2013 between the Ministry of Defense Industry and the Republic Committee of Collaborators’ Union of the Defense Industry employees.
In the end an appeal on behalf of the ministry staff addressed to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev was accepted.
