Spotlight | Azerbaijan, China
Azerbaijani intelligence abounds in Chinese drone technology

The AETER V1 drone from Azerbaijani company Synapline at the Turkish defence exhibition IDEF in Istanbul, 22 to 27 July 2025.
The AETER V1 drone from Azerbaijani company Synapline at the Turkish defence exhibition IDEF in Istanbul, 22 to 27 July 2025.
Despite signing a peace deal with its Armenian neighbour in August, Azerbaijan is continuing to develop its drone industry. While partnerships with Turkey and Israel enabled the country to win the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Baku is now looking to equip itself on a massive scale in deals with China. [...]
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