On July 26, the Su-25 modernization project contract signing ceremony was held between the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry and the "TUSAS" company of Turkey, the Press Office of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

Agil Gurbanov, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Haluk Gorgun, Chairman of the Turkish Defense Industry Committee, and other officials took part in the signing ceremony held within the IDEF‘23 16th International Defence Industry Fair framework.

The main purpose of signing the contract is the integration of Turkish-made smart bombs and missiles into the aircraft, which is in the armament of Azerbaijan Air Force, and the implementation of their avionics modernization activities.

"The project, which is under consideration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, and the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, envisages the maximum use of internal as well as national opportunities and means of the defense industry of the fraternal country," the report added.