JD Vance and Ilham Aliyev in a composite graphic. (Photo illustration by Nanore Barsoumian/The Armenian Weekly via President.az)

For the first time, U.S. defense companies participated in Azerbaijan’s biennial defense exhibition, ADEX 2026, held in Baku from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. The U.S. debut comes as Washington and Baku seek to expand their defense and security cooperation under a new Strategic Partnership Charter signed in February.

Among the American companies attending was Northrop Grumman, which served as the exhibition’s Country Partner Sponsor. Another was Ondas Inc., a U.S.-based military technology company

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