土耳其国防制造商机械与化学工业公司（MKE）负责人周四强调了该公司在弹药生产和装甲步兵战车现代化方面与阿塞拜疆的合作。
The head of Turkish defense manufacturer Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) on Thursday highlighted cooperation with Azerbaijan in ammunition production and the modernization of armored infantry vehicles.
MKE总经理伊尔哈米·凯莱斯（Ilhami Keles）在第六届阿塞拜疆国际防务展（ADEX 2026）上接受阿纳多卢通讯社采访时表示，该公司已在南高加索国家建立了MKE阿塞拜疆分公司。
Speaking to Anadolu at the sixth Azerbaijan International Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2026), MKE General Manager Ilhami Keles said the company had established MKE Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus country.
凯莱斯表示，MKE还为隶属于阿塞拜疆国防工业部的阿塞拜疆国防工业控股公司（Azersilah Defense Industry Holding）建立了一家工厂，用于生产7.62毫米和5.56毫米子弹。
Keles said MKE had also set up a factory to manufacture 7.62 mm and 5.56 mm cartridges for Azersilah Defense Industry Holding, which operates under Azerbaijan's Defense Industry Ministry.
他说，MKE还与隶属于阿塞拜疆国防部的MIRAS国防公司合作，对阿塞拜疆军队现有的BMP-1装甲步兵战车进行现代化改造。
He said MKE was also collaborating with the MIRAS defense company, affiliated with Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, to modernize BMP-1 armored infantry vehicles in the Azerbaijani military's inventory.
凯莱斯表示，该项目包括将30毫米和12.7毫米炮塔集成到这些车辆上。
The project includes integrating 30 mm and 12.7 mm turrets onto the vehicles, Keles said.
他表示，MKE的TOLGA短程防空系统未来将被集成到BMP-1上。
He said MKE's TOLGA short-range air defense systems would be integrated onto BMP-1s in the future.
“随后，我们将与MIRAS合作开展一个项目，将位于第三国的BMP-1改装为TOLGA车辆，”他说。
“Subsequently, we will collaborate with MIRAS on a project to convert BMP-1s located in third countries into TOLGA vehicles,” he said.
他补充说：“我们正在继续努力，将MKE广泛的产品范围和能力——包括产品本身以及相关基础设施——引入阿塞拜疆。”
“We are continuing our efforts to bring MKE's extensive product range and capabilities -- encompassing both the products themselves and the associated infrastructure -- to Azerbaijan,” he added.
由阿塞拜疆国防部和国防工业部在巴库展览中心组织的ADEX 2026于周三开幕，并将持续到周五。
ADEX 2026, organized by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry and Ministry of Defense Industry at the Baku Expo Center, opened Wednesday and will run through Friday.
本次展会汇聚了来自53个国家的280家企业，其中包括土耳其。
The exhibition features 280 companies from 53 countries, including Türkiye.
*以土耳其国防工业局为首的土耳其国防工业企业共有61家参展，创下了该展会参展规模的历史新高。
Turkish defense industry companies, led by the Secretariat of Defense Industries, are participating with 61 companies, their largest presence at the exhibition to date.