ისე რუსებიჩვენზე რომ ატრაკებენ, შეიარაღებაზე ხარჯავენ ბევრ ფულსო, აბა აზერების შეიარაღება ნახეთMilitary of Azerbaijan
Military of Azerbaijan
Azərbaycan Silahli Qüvvələri
Azerbaijan Armed Forces
Military Branches
Army
Air Force
Air Defence
Navy
Coast Guard
Border Guard
Military manpower
Military system Recrutation system, between 18-35 years of age
Availability males age 18-35: 1,961,973 (2005 est.)
Fit for military service males age 18-35: 1,314,955 (2005 est.)
Reaching military age annually males: 82,358 (2005 est.)
Active troops 126,400 (Ranked 35th)
Military expenditures
USD figure
$700 million (2006)
Percent of GDP 2,60% (2006)
Azerbaijan Armed Forces
Main battle tanks
In the past 10-12 years Azerbaijan has purchased significant quantities of weapons and military equipment, specifically tanks, artillery systems and combat aircraft. The parameters of armament purchases made by Azerbaijan have reached such a point that Azerbaijan now has almost two times more tanks and armored vehicles, two times more artillery systems and other equipment that exceed the limits set by the updated 1999 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). According to expert evaluation, the number of tanks alone, not counting armored vehicles, is over 500 pieces [8].
Armored combat vehicles
In 1997, the Azerbaijani army had 361 armored combat vehicles consisting of: BMP-1,BM-21 122-mm Grad Artillery Rocket Launcher, BMP-2, BMP-3 and MT-LB armored combat vehicles.
The army has continually expanded its arsenal and by 2003 the Azerbaijani army had 513 armored combat vehicles consisting of:
• BMP-1 - 114
• BMP-2 - 96
• BMP-3 - 4
• BMD-1 - 41
• BRM-1 - 23
• BTR-60 - 25
• BTR-70 - 28
• BTR-80 - 11
• MT-LB - 196
• PDM-1 - 2
Artillery systems
In 1997, the Azerbaijani army had 301 artillery systems of 100 mm caliber or more, consisting of; MT-12, M-46 and 9A52.
In 2005 the Azerbaijani army had 410 artillery systems, consisting of:
• D-30 122 mm Howitser- 191
• D-20 152 mm Gun-Howitser- 30
• 2A36 152 mm Gun - 20
• 2S1 122mm Self Propelled 122mm Howitser - 14
• BM-21 122mm "Grad" MLRS - 40
• 9A52 "Smerch" 300mm MLRS - 18
• MT-12 "Rapira" 100mm smoothbore AT-Gun - 72
• M-46 130mm field gun - 36
• PM-38 130 - 23
The Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF) has about 7,900 personnel and troops. The AzAF currentely has 172 aircraft and 60 helicopters on 16 bases (with an additional 50 airports).
Helicopter force
Military airshow in Baku.
A subdepartement of the Azerbaijani Air Force (AzAF) is the helicopter force which consists of:
• Mi-24 attack gunships - 40
• Mi-8 Assault/transport helicopter (can also be used for attack) - 13
• Mi-2 Transport helicopter (can also be used for attack) - 7
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Transport fleet
Azerbaijan's air transport fleet is a subdepartement of the AzAF and consists of:
• Il-76 - 3
• An-24 - 1
• An-12 - 1
• Tu-134A - 1
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Upgrade and addition
The Mi-24 Hind is the main helicopter gunship used in the AzAF.
In 2002, the Air Defense Forces received a major upgrade and addition, and plans have been made for further expansion in 2007. The expansion for 2006-2007 consists of:
• MiG-25 Foxbat fighters - 19
• Su-25 Frogfoot Ground attack planes - 6
• Su-24 Fencer fighter bombers - 9
• Tu-16 Badger heavy bombers - 10
• Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters - 25
Air Defence Forces
SAM missiles used by the Air Defence Forces of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani Air Defensive has about 3,500 personnel under service. There are some installations of the Cold War era left by the Soviets in 1990. The Gabala OTH Radar in Azerbaijan is able to track aircraft to the range of Lebanon. Here, Azeri Air Defense has their ground based early warning capability.
Azerbaijan has also a wide missile system covering the Azeri Aerospace. The NATO designated SA-2 Guideline (original name S-75) has been installed in and around Baku and additional installations are near the border with Iran and Dagestan. Some are installed to defend against Armenian aircraft. Among them are the medium range SA-4, for short range SA-8 and the SA-13 mobile SAM vehicles.
The Azeri's also have a lot of lighter AA guns and shoulder launched SAM's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan/Military 
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