Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku
Baku is the capital and largest city.
Caucasus mountains to the north.
Conflict with the breakaway Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
The Qabala Radar installation is operated by the Russian Space Forces under contract until 2012.
About 95,000 total active duty military personnel. Approximately 300,000 personnel can be called up potentially.
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Air Force
About 7,900 personnel
4 airbases
106 aircraft
35 helicopters
SU-25 attack aircraft (16)
L-39 trainer/light attack aircraft (23)
Yak-52 trainer aircraft
Il-76 transport aircraft (10)
Gulfstream G550 aircraft (1)
Gulfstream G550 aircraft (1)
An-12 transport aircraft?
An-24 transport aircraft?
Mi-35 attack helicopters (24)
Mi-17 transport helicopters (111)
AW139 helicopters (8)
AW189 helicopters (2)
AS332 Super Puma helicopters (10)
AW139 helicopters (8)
AW189 helicopters (2)
AS332 Super Puma helicopters (10)
israeli made Aerostar unmanned aerial vehicles
israeli made Heron unmanned aerial vehicles
israeli made Eitan unmanned aerial vehicles
israeli made Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles
israeli made Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicles
israeli made Heron unmanned aerial vehicles
israeli made Eitan unmanned aerial vehicles
israeli made Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles
israeli made Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicles
Air Defense
SA-2 (S-75 Dvina) surface-to-air missiles
SA-4 (2K11 Krug) surface-to-air missiles
SA-13 (9K35 Strela 10) surface-to-air missiles
SA-7 shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles
ZSU-23-4 self propelled anti-aircraft guns
Navy
About 5,000 personnel
Operate on the Caspian Sea.
Patrol Boats (5)
Mine Warfare vessels (7)
Landing Craft (6)
Missile Boats (2)
Osa II Class missile boats with SS-N-2C Styx anti-ship missiles
Triton-1 and Triton-2 midget submarines used by Navy Special Forces
Naval Aviation
CASA CN-235 (3)
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopters (2)
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma helicopter (1)
Naval Aviation
CASA CN-235 (3)
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopters (2)
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma helicopter (1)
Navy Special Forces
641stSpecial Warfare Naval Unit
Tavor TAR-21 israeli made bullpup assault rifles
Army
T-90 tanks (94)
T-55 tanks (100)
BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (200)
BTR-D (21)
BTR-70 armored personnel carriers (200-300)
BTR-60 armored personnel carriers (25)
BRM-1 (15)
SS-21 Scarab (OTR-21 Tochka) short range ballistic missiles
Lynx multiple rocket launcher system that fire 122mm rockets, LAR-160 160mm rockets, and 300mm EXTRA rockets.
Lynx system with 122mm rockets
Lynx system with EXTRA rcokets2S7 self propelled 203mm howitzers
Turkish made T-155 self propelled howitzers
2S19 MSTA self propelled 152mm howitzers
Turkish made T-155 self propelled howitzers
2S19 MSTA self propelled 152mm howitzers
D-30 towed 122mm howitzers
M-46 towed 130mm howitzers
D-20 towed 152mm howitzers
AT-5 (9K113 Konkurs) anti-tank guided missiles
AT-4 (9K111 Fagot) anti-tank guided missiles
israeli made B-300 (Shipon) anti-tank rocket launchers
RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers
SPG-9 recoilless guns
Istiglal (Istiqlal) IST 14.5mm Azerbaijan made anti-material rifle.
OM-50 Nemesis anti-material rifles
PGM Hecate II anti-material rifles
OSV-96 sniper rifles
Sako TRG sniper rifles
AI Arctic Warfare sniper rifles
KNT-308 Turkish made sniper rilfes
Remington Model 700 sniper rifles
Yalguzag sniper rifles. 7.62x51mm. Bolt action. Made in Azerbaijan.
Dragunov SVD sniper rifles
PKM machine guns
M-60 machine guns
israeli made Negev machine guns
G3 machine guns
HP-7 machine guns. Made in Azerbaijan.
Universal machine guns. Made in Azerbaijan.
OM-50 Nemesis anti-material rifles
PGM Hecate II anti-material rifles
OSV-96 sniper rifles
Sako TRG sniper rifles
AI Arctic Warfare sniper rifles
KNT-308 Turkish made sniper rilfes
Remington Model 700 sniper rifles
Yalguzag sniper rifles. 7.62x51mm. Bolt action. Made in Azerbaijan.
Dragunov SVD sniper rifles
PKM machine guns
M-60 machine guns
israeli made Negev machine guns
G3 machine guns
HP-7 machine guns. Made in Azerbaijan.
Universal machine guns. Made in Azerbaijan.
AKM assault rifles
AK-74 assault rifles
israeli made Tavor assault rifles (Used by Special Forces)
M-16 assaulr rifles (Used by Special Forces)
M4 carbines
HK MP-5 sub-machine guns
Arsenal Shipka (Bulgarian made 9mm sub-machine guns. Used by Internal Troops)
Makarov PM pistols
israeli made Tavor assault rifles (Used by Special Forces)
M-16 assaulr rifles (Used by Special Forces)
M4 carbines
HK MP-5 sub-machine guns
Arsenal Shipka (Bulgarian made 9mm sub-machine guns. Used by Internal Troops)
Makarov PM pistols
Azerbaijan National Guard
Border Guard
Also includes a maritime wing which acts as the Coast Guard
Mi-24 attack helicopters
Otokar Cobra with Skif anti-tank miisiles
Otokar Akrep
Igla-S shoulder fired surface-to-air missile launchers
Mi-24 attack helicopters
Otokar Cobra with Skif anti-tank miisiles
Otokar Akrep
Igla-S shoulder fired surface-to-air missile launchers
FHN- Ministry of Emergency Situations
BE 200 seaplanes used for fire fighting
Intelligence
Ministry of national Security (MNS)