What weapons has Azerbaijan acquired since 2020 ?
Turkiye
TB-2 UCAV
According to SIPRI, 20 Bayraktar TB-2 UCAVs which Azerbaijan bought from Turkiye in 2020, were delivered in 2023.
AKINCI UCAV
On February 9, Aliyev’s office
reported that the president had visited an air force base to view the newly acquired Turkish AKINCI UCAVs
AKINCI UCAVs can carry long range guided munitions and missiles with range of 20-30-50-80-150-180-280 km to hit every military target including Air Defense Systems
Israel
Barak MX Air Defense System
The BARAK MX is cutting-edge integrated air defense system, is a fully network-centric solution, featuring an open system architecture and modular design
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BARAK ER – 150Km Dual pulse rocket motor + Booster.
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BARAK LR – 70Km Dual pulse rocket motor
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BARAK MR – 35Km Single pulse rocket motor
Precise and Universal Launching Systems
In July 2023, the Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems
published information about signing a $150 million contract with Azerbaijan. Under the contract, the company undertakes to supply Precise and Universal Launching Systems rocket launchers, and precision-guided long-range missile packages.
PULS
missiles have a range of up to 300 kilometers and have several types of missiles.
Pakistan
JF-17C Block III Fighter Jet
According to the
report of the Pakistani publication Air Operation Syndicate published in February, Azerbaijan will buy JF-17C Block III modern fighters from Pakistan.
JF-17C Block 3 is the latest modification of this type of fighter aircraft. The aircraft can carry 8 missiles of different types, advanced radars and electronic defence system.
Italy
C-27J military transport aircraft
In June 2023, the Italian military company Leonardo issued a press
release announcing that a contract had been signed with Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, according to which it would sell two C-27J military transport aircraft
Serbia
Nora-B 52NG Howitzer ( 155 mm )
Azerbaijan completed negotiations with Serbia and signed a $339 million contract for the purchase of artillery systems. It is noted that according to the contract, Serbia undertakes to deliver 48 units of Nora-B 52NG Howitzers.
Shushan Stepanyan, #CivilNetCheck Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev regularly complains in his interviews, raising the alarm about Armenia’s continuous acquisition of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of weapons. At the same time, Azerbaijan continues to arm itself and sign new contracts...
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