Azerbaijan deploys JF-17C fighters in latest air force drills

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Azerbaijan deploys JF-17C fighters in latest air force drills​

06 July 2026 [12:28] -​

Qabil Ashirov​

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The Azerbaijani Air Force has conducted a series of training flights as part of the 2026 training plan approved by the country's Minister of Defence, AzerNEWS reports.

According to the ministry, the exercises began with medical examinations of flight personnel, followed by comprehensive safety briefings and technical inspections of the aircraft before takeoff.

The practical flight program involved JF-17C (Block III), Su-25ML, Su-25, and L-39 aircraft, with pilots carrying out a range of operational training missions.

During the exercises, pilots performed both individual and formation flights, practising coordinated air operations, executing simulated combat missions, conducting tactical manoeuvres, identifying and engaging designated targets, and improving decision-making skills under special operational scenarios.

The drills were designed to enhance the combat readiness and professional proficiency of flight crews. Particular emphasis was placed on the safe and accurate execution of missions under varying meteorological and tactical conditions, while also improving the combat employment capabilities of the Air Force's aviation assets.

The training forms part of Azerbaijan's ongoing efforts to strengthen the operational effectiveness and preparedness of its armed forces through regular combat-oriented exercises.

Azerbaijan deploys JF-17C fighters in latest air force drills

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Azerbaijan confirms JF-17 delivery​

By Jeremy Binnie | 06 July 2026

One of the JF-17s at Nasosnaya Air Base. (Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan)

JF-17 multirole fighters are now in service with the Azerbaijani Air Force, it was confirmed on 6 July, when the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) released a video showing the new aircraft for the first time.

The single-seat JF-17s 24-501 and 24-502 were shown taking off with three external fuel tanks and no weapons. Patches worn by the pilots identified the Azerbaijani variant as the JF-17C Block III.

The MoD did not name the airbase where the video was filmed but it could be identified as Nasosnaya, which satellite imagery shows has recently undergone a significant upgrade that included the construction of 16 aircraft shelters.

The footage of the two pilots walking to their aircraft showed 24-501 was under the 12th shelter and 24-502 was further down the line with the noses of two more JF-17s protruding from the neighbouring shelters. At least five Su-25 strike aircraft, which are normally based at Kyurdamir, were parked under the shelters further up the line.

The JF-17s had the word ‘Jaguar' written in Latin script and a graphic of the wild cat on their tails, presumably the emblem of the new squadron that has been established to operate the aircraft. The Azerbaijani Su-25s with the new grey livery have a wolf graphic on their noses but the unit is called the Su-25 Squadron.

Azerbaijan confirms JF-17 delivery

JF-17 multirole fighters are now in service with the Azerbaijani Air Force, it was confirmed on 6 July, when the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) released a video...

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already posted in jf 17 thread

 

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already posted in jf 17 thread

Still I think Azerbaijan getting JF-17s deserves a thread on its own.

It shows how successful the JF-17 project is.