Armored medical truck named after Azerbaijani Hokuma Aliyeva to go to peacekeeping

BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 12.​ An armored medical
vehicle, produced at a factory in Kazakhstan, has been named in
honor of the National Hero of Azerbaijan, Hokuma Aliyeva, the
flight attendant who tragically lost her life in the jet crash of
an AZAL flight near Aktau in December of last year, Trend reports.

The decision was initiated by Aibek Barys, the founder of
Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering, where the vehicle was
manufactured.

Representatives from the Azerbaijani military attaché office in
Kazakhstan visited the factory where the armored medical vehicle
was produced.

The technical director of the factory, Mukhtar Almukhanov,
shared that the vehicle is scheduled to be sent to a peacekeeping
mission abroad in April of this year.

Project engineer Olzhasbek Kartkuzhakov explained that this is
the second such vehicle, but the first to be named after Hokuma
Aliyeva.

“The first vehicle was sent last year for a peacekeeping mission
to the Golan Heights,” he added.

Kartkuzhakov noted that while no major structural changes were
made, the vehicle was modified to function as an ambulance, in line
with the needs of the medical department of Kazakhstan’s Ministry
of Defense.

“This medical vehicle is based on the armored wheeled vehicle
‘Arlan.’ It has two configurations: it can transport either six
lightly wounded individuals or two severely wounded and three
lightly wounded,” said the engineer.

He further mentioned that the vehicle is designed to withstand a
mine explosion equivalent to eight kilograms of TNT.

Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering is the largest company in
Central Asia, specializing in the production of modern armored
wheeled vehicles. The company uses innovative technology that
enables the production of armored vehicles with enhanced mine
protection, similar to MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected)
vehicles.

To note, on December 25, 2024, an AZAL passenger plane on a
Baku-Grozny flight crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
Out of 67 people on board, 38 were dead.

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