Azerbaijan Military
ARMY
AUG04 JUL05 JUN06 JUL07 GROUND COMBAT VEHICLES
Tanks
120 120 120 # T-72 heavy
100 100 100 100 T-55/54 medium
Armored Combat Vehicles
44 44 44 44 BMP-1 IFV
41 41 41 41 BMP-2 IFV
1 1 3 1 BMP-3 IFV
28 28 20 20 BMD-1/2 IFV
21 21 21 21 BRM-1 combat reconnaissance vehicle
Armored Personnel Carriers
25 25 25 25 BTR-60
28 28 28 28 BTR-70
11 11 11 11 BTR-80
11 11 N/A N/A BTR-A amphibious
393 393 393 393 MT-LB
11 11 BTR-D
ARTILLERY
Guns
22 22 22 22 152-mm 2A36 "Giatsint" (M1976) towed
# 26 26 26 120-mm 2S9 NONA gun/mortar
# # N/A N/A 100-mm T-21 anti-tank
# # N/A N/A 85-mm D-44 anti-tank
# # N/A N/A 73-mm SPG-9 recoilless
# # N/A N/A 23-mm ZSU-23-4 SP anti-aircraft
(truck-mounted)
Howitzers
# # N/A N/A 152-mm 2S3 "Akatsiya" self-propelled
30 30 30 30 152-mm D-20 towed gun/howitzer
92 92 80 80 122-mm D-30 towed howitzer
# 12 12 12 122-mm 2S1 "Gvozdika" self-propelled
Multiple Rocket Launch Systems
53 53 53 53 122-mm BM-21 Grad SP
# BM-30 300-mm MRL (Ukraine 9A52)
Mortars
47 47 47 47 120-mm PM-43
# 120-mm PM-38
MISSILES
Anti-tank
(250 of the following:)
# # # # AT-3 Sagger (Russian 9K11 Malyutka)
# # # # AT-4 Spigot (Russian 9K111 Fagot)
# # # # AT-5 Spandrel (Russian 9K113 Konkurs)
# # # # AT-7 Saxhorn (Russian 9K115 Metis)
Surface-to-Air
(40+ of the following:)
# # # # SA-4 Ganef (Russian 2K11 Krug)
# # # # SA-8 Gecko (Russian 9K33 Osa)
# # # # SA-13 Gopher (Russian 9K35 Strela-10
AUG04 JUL05 JUN06 JUL07 AIRCRAFT
Fighter/attack
8 8 6 6 Su-25A Frogfoot attack
4 4 4 4 Su-17 Fitter attack
5 5 5 5 Su-24MR Fencer attack
4 4 4 4 MiG-21PF Fishbed fighter
(plus 1 in storage)
26 23 23 MiG-25 Foxbat (plus 9 in storage)
Transport
1 1 1 1 An-12 Cub
3 3 3 3 Yak-40 Codling
Trainer
28 28 28 28 L-29C Delfin trainer/light attack
(Czech Rep.)
12 12 12 1 2L-39A Aero trainer/light attack
(Czech Rep.)
1 1 1 Su-17U Fitter
3 3 MiG-25U Foxbat
2 2 SU-25UB Frogfoot
Helicopters
15 15 15 15 Mi-24R Hind attack
13 13 13 15 Mi-8C Hip transport
7 7 7 7 Mi-2 Hoplite utility
MISSILES
Surface-to-Air (100 of the following)
# # # # SA-2 Guideline (Russian S-75 Dvina)
# # SA-3 Goa
# # N/A N/A SA-4 Ganef (Russian 2K11 Krug)
# # SA-5 Gammon
# # N/A N/A SA-8 Gecko (Russian 9K33 Osa)
# # N/A N/A SA-9 Gaskin (Russian 9K31 Strela-1)
# # N/A N/A SA-13 Gopher SP (Russian 9K35 Strela-10)
Anti-Aircraft Guns
40 40 N/A N/A ZSU-23-4 SP
AUG04 JUL05 JUN06 JUL07 SHIPS
Small Combatants
2 2 2 2 STENKA-class patrol (Border Guard)
1 1 1 N/A OSA II-class missile patrol (no SSM)
1 1 1 1 ex-AK-55 (Russian ZHUK class)
1 1 1 N/A SVETLYAK class
1 1 1 Turkish AB-25 class (Turkey)
2 N/A ACG.1 class
1 1 POINT class (ex-U.S. Coast Guard)
Mine Countermeasures
3 3 3 0[0] Sonya class coastal minesweepers
(no longer in service)
2 2 2 2 ex-YEVGENYA-class inshore minesweepers (Russia)
Amphibious
2 2 1 1 POLNOCNY B-class medium landing ship
(Russia)
2 2 POLNOCNY A-class medium landing ship
(Russia)
2 2 2 N/A VYDRA class
1 1 T-4-class landing craft (Russia)
Support
1 1 1 N/A VADIM POPOV (research)
1 1 1 N/A BALERIAN URYVAYEV (research)
1 N/A 1 1 LUGA-class cadet training (Russia)
1 1 EMBA-class cable layer (Russia)
1 1 SHELON-class torpedo retriever
(Russia)
1 1 PETRUSHKA-class training cutter
(Russia)
http://www.militaryperiscope.com/nations/eurasia/azerbaij/organzn/index.html#parafor
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:2,278,888
females age 16-49:2,291,770 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:1,696,167
females age 16-49: 1,923,556 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 16-49:94,402
females age 16-49: 89,686 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.6% (2005 est.)
http://www.militaryperiscope.com/nations/eurasia/azerbaij/worldboo/index.html
7/20/08 - A senior Turkish bureaucrat said on Friday that Azerbaijan might join Turkeys project to manufacture new tanks.
l The bureaucrat expressed thought that a related agreement could be signed and the project could be launched within this month.
l Bayar enumerated the areas in which Turkey and Azerbaijan could cooperate as manufacturing military ships, unmanned aircraft and infantry rifle. Source
7/16/08 - Azerbaijan and Jordan intend to develop military technical co-operation.
l possibilities of developing co-operation will be discussed during the visit of the Chief of General Headquarter of Army of Jordan, Khalid al Sarayr, who arrives in Baku on 16 July
l A question on possibility of training military personnel and purchasing armaments will be considered.
07/01/08 - Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry denies reports of leasing two unmanned jets from Georgia
l According to media reports defense bodies of the two countries began the talks a month ago. It is planned to lend air scouts to Azerbaijan for six months.
l Spokesman for Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-Colonel Eldar Sabiroghlu told APA that they were unaware of it.
05/06/08 - Defence Minister of Azerbaijan, will participate in the training of Kazakhstan Air Force assault crew on 6 May.
l The Azerbaijani and Kazakhstan Defence Ministers are expected to discuss further cooperation in the defence sphere. Source
04/29/08 - Azerbaijan is pursuing a military agenda for its future that does not rely on NATO or Russian sponsorship
l Despite the benefits of three consecutive years of defense spending of more than USD1 billion, Azerbaijan accomplished little in terms of procuring advanced weapons systems or investing in modern equipment
l The $2bill 2008 defense budget failed to include the planned outlays necessary to procure the arms and equipment essential to building a real fighting force
l both the army and air force have continued to suffer from neglect, with continued shortages of spare parts and poor maintenance of existing stocks
l The one exception has been the Azerbaijani navy, which has significantly increased its capabilities
l The Azerbaijani army, traditionally the core service of the armed forces, also lacks power projection capabilities and is far from attaining even a minimum level of combat readiness
l Despite increases in Azerbaijans budget recently, the military still remains largely ineffective, as was evidenced by the last skirmish in Nagorno-Karahakh.
l there is a more obscure, structural obstacle stemming from a deeper problem of nepotism and outright corruption among the more senior ranks, and a deep-seated desire among the elite not to allow the military to ever play the role of a challenger to the political status quo.
l even with the enormous state budgets for defence, a relatively small proportion of defence spending has actually been spent on weapons, training and essential equipment.
http://www.noravank.am/en/?page=analitics&nid=1133