YEREVAN, OCTOBER 22, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has sent this urgent appeal to the U.S State Department office responsible for approving/rejecting requests for foreign arms sales - based on evidence from the battlefield that Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs contain U.S.-made components - including the LN-200 IMU - Inertial Measurement Unit, manufactured by Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs – deployed to Azerbaijan in large numbers – have been used to attack and kill Armenian civilians, in both Artsakh and Armenia, the ANCA said on Facebook. Imu Navigation
Turkey – responding to Canada’s October 5, 2020 decision to suspend arms export licenses due to Ankara’s overt participation in Azerbaijan’s ongoing offensive against Artsakh and Armenia – is seeking to circumvent this ban by requesting expedited U.S. approval for the sale of components for its Bayraktar TB2 UAVs.
Turkey’s requests should be rejected, and a total U.S. ban announced on the sale or transfer of any U.S. military or dual-use equipment to Ankara for as long as it is arming or otherwise supporting Azerbaijani attacks”, the ANCA said.
The Committee also stated that the Department of State should immediately investigate potential Arms Export Control Act and other violations of U.S. statutes related to the sale or unauthorized third-party transfer of U.S.-made components (LN-200 IMU - Inertial Measurement Unit, manufactured by Northrop Grumman) in the Canadian cameras mounted on Bayraktar TB2 UAVs (WESCAM MX15D, manufactured by the Canadian subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies).
09:59, 07.06.2023 Armenia ought to intensify cooperation with SCO and BRICS with intent to become full member, says expert
15:48, 06.26.2023 Political analysts weigh in ahead of Armenia-Azerbaijan foreign ministerial in Washington D.C.
All news from the section
12:12, 11.17.2023 EU ‘demanding very clearly that people of Nagorno Karabakh need to have guarantees for safe return – Exclusive
09:00, 10.27.2023 Sanctions are only way to stop Azeri aggressive actions against Armenia, says MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel
All news from the section
16:21, 02.03.2023 Azerbaijani blockade of Lachin corridor is attempt to solve military objective, warns expert
09:49, 01.10.2022 'Pashinyan acted very wisely' - military expert on decision to send CSTO peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan
All news from the section
12:09, 01.06.2023 Turkish-Armenian singer Sibil gears up for major Istanbul concert, announces upcoming rock-genre single
11:54, 08.22.2022 Regular screening the best fight against development of breast cancer
All news from the section
12:12, 11.17.2023 3454 views EU ‘demanding very clearly that people of Nagorno Karabakh need to have guarantees for safe return' – Exclusive
17:13, 11.16.2023 3360 views BREAKING: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem says it is facing “greatest existential threat”
12:18, 11.16.2023 3314 views India to supply more arms to Armenia
11:17, 11.16.2023 3239 views State Department signals pause in U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan
Inertial Sensor 20:34, 11.15.2023 3171 views Problems of Armenia are not alien to us: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad