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UAE signs USD 32 million contract with Georgia’s Delta

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Former President Mikheil Saakashvili inspecting a Lazika infantry combat vehicle in 2012.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The United Arab Emirates has signed a contract to buy military equipment worth USD 32 million from the Georgian state-owned company Delta.

Delta’s former director Ucha Dzodzuashvili said the first batch of equipment

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Russia concerned over Georgia's NATO aspirations

Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is concerned that Saakashvili might go on more adventures. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says it causes confusion and apprehension for his country that Georgia continues to be a candidate for NATO membership.

Lavrov said this after a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council Thursday.

“Now, NATO

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Georgia tests new domestically produced drone

Mikheil Saakashvili awarded medals to those who developed two armored vehicles and announced the test flight of a new drone tomorrow. (Photo: Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – President Mikheil Saakashvili announced the test flight in a speech April 9.

The date is symbolically significant as a peaceful demonstration for independence was attacked by Soviet troops here in Tbilisi in 1989.

Saakashvili made reference to

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Saakashvili unveils Grad, system used illegally in 2008 war

Saakashvili says Georgia will be able to acquire Grads at a quarter of the price by producing them domestically. Grad multiple rocket launchers were used against civilians in the 2008 war in violation of international law.

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili Saturday unveiled another home produced weapon system; a Georgian version of the Grad multiple rocket launcher.

According to the EU’s investigation into the August 2008 war, he ordered his army to use Grads, also

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Georgia unveils new combat vehicle

Lazika has a 23 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun, is heavily armoured and can remotely target and fire from the inside.

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia today presented its new combat vehicle Lazika at the Vaziani military base not far from the capital Tbilisi.

The demonstration of the new vehicle’s technical and tactical abilities was attended by the Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili.

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