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| Equipment of the Azerbaijani Land Forces | |
|---|---|
| Emblem of the Azerbaijan Land Forces | |
| Founded | 26 June 1918 |
| Current form | c. 1991 |
This is a list of modern equipment used by the Azerbaijani Land Forces.
| Name | Image | Origin | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Anti-tank) Guided Missiles | ||||
| Spike-LR | | 350 | [Range: 4 km]. [29] | |
| Spike-NLOS | | 250 | [Range: 25 km], (For use by Mi-17 attack helicopters and Sa'ar 62 patrol vessels). [29] | |
| Spike-ER | | N/A | [Range: 8 km], (Also for use by Shaldag Mk V patrol vessels). [29] | |
| LAHAT | | 100 | [Range: 13 km], (For use by Mi-17 attack helicopters). [29] | |
| B-300 | | N/A | The restart device is in limited supply. [30] | |
| MILAN | | N/A | Limited quantity | |
| AT-1K | | 70 | [31] | |
| 9M133 Kornet | | 100 | In 2009-2010, 100 units were purchased from Russia | |
| 9P157-2 | | N/A | [Range: 6 km]. [29] | |
| 9M120 Ataka | | N/A | [Range: 6 km], (For use by Mi-35M attack helicopters). [29] | |
| 9K111 Fagot | | N/A | [Range: 2.5 km]. [29] | |
| 9M113 Konkurs | | N/A | [Range: 4 km]. [29] | |
| 9K114 Shturm | | N/A | [Range: 5 km], (For use by Mi-24V/P attack helicopters). [29] | |
| Skif | | N/A | [Range: 5 km]. [29] | |
| R-2 Baryer | N/A | [Range: 5 km], (For use by Mi-24G attack helicopters). [29] | ||
| ETR-M | N/A | [Range: 60+km]. [29] | ||
| Anti-tank rockets | ||||
| ALAC | Rocket-propelled grenade | | 50 pieces received, planned to joint production. [32] [33] | |
| RPG-7 | Rocket-propelled grenade | | Reusable launcher a variety of anti-personnel and anti-tank munitions available. Also exists newer model RPG-7V Standard issue. | |
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| Name | Image | Origin | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||||
| Altay | | to be ordered | ||
| T-90 | | 93 [34] | In 2011, 100 tanks were purchased under a contract with Rosoboronexport. They were delivered to Azerbaijan in 2011-2015. [30] | |
| T-72 | | 1.261+ | In 2001, 600 T-72Bs and 350 T-72As were ordered from Russia, then 48 T-72M1s were ordered from Ukraine, 153 T-72Bs were ordered from Belarus, 110+ tanks were captured in hostilities. | |
| T-80 | | 44 | In 1994, 20 T-80B tanks were purchased from Ukraine, and in 2008, 22 T-80BV tanks were purchased from Belarus. They were decommissioned and are currently in reserve in the tank fleet. | |
| Armoured reconnaissance vehicle | ||||
| BRM-1K | | 21+ [35] | ||
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles | ||||
| BMP-3 | | 118 [36] | Together with the Vesna-K thermal launch vehicle. According to the 2013 contract, 119 units were to be delivered. | |
| BMP-2 | | 300+ [37] | ||
| BMP-1 | | 160+ [37] | 268 BMP-1 and BMP-2 in service with the State Border Service [38] | |
| BMD-1 | | 41 [35] | ||
| anti-tank Guided missile carriers | ||||
| 9M123 Khrizantema | | 37 | In 2014, 10 units of Chrysanthemum-S were ordered. The first batch was delivered in June 2015. In 2017, 12 units of Chrysanthemum-S were delivered. In 2018, 15 units of Chrysanthemum-S were delivered. [39] | |
| Armored personnel carrier | ||||
| BTR-82A | | 230 | 230 units purchased in 2013-2018 | |
| BTR-80A | | 187 | 70 were purchased in 2007-2008 117 were purchased in 2008-2010 | |
| BTR-80 | | 210 | Purchased from Ukraine and Belarus | |
| MT-LB | | 400+ [35] | [39] | |
| BTR-70 | | 259 [35] | Most have been modernized by Israel's Elbit Systems, 132 are in use, the rest are in reserve. | |
| BTR-60 | | 35 [35] | More in storage. [36] | |
| BTR-3U | | 3 [40] | 3 purchased from Ukraine in 2006. [41] | |
| BRDM-2 | | 100+ [42] | Unknown amount modernized and named "ZKDM". [43] [44] | |
| BTR-D | | 11 | ||
| Light armored cars | ||||
| AZCAN Sentry APC | Unknown | Produced by AZCAN Defence Solutions, an Azerbaijani-Canadian Corporation. [45] One seen being driven by the President of Azerbaijan during his visit to Karabakh. Some sources indicate that it has been used by the MIA, and other claims there are a handful of prototypes in the country owned by the state in general.[ citation needed ] | ||
| AZCAN Huron APC | Unknown | Produced by AZCAN Defence Solutions, an Azerbaijani-Canadian Corporation. [45] Unknown if in service in the Azerbaijani military.[ citation needed ] | ||
| Humvee | | 100+ | Used by peacekeeping and internal forces. [46] | |
| AIL Storm | | 90-150 | Unknown amount in service.[ citation needed ] | |
| AIL Abir | | 110 | Unknown amount in service.[ citation needed ] | |
| Plasan SandCat | | 230 [35] | 10 Sandcat SPEAR 120MM, 10 Spike-LR, 100 basic sandcat (some spotted with drone launchers). R-010SC command and control, MOES-720 mobile electro-optic station, Spike-ER, Mini Samson and Samson MLS variants amongst inventory. [47] | |
| Storm Rider | Unknown | [47] | ||
| Otokar Cobra | | 350 | Delivered in 2010.[ citation needed ] | |
| Otokar Cobra II | | 70+ | ||
| Otokar APV | | 200 | ||
| Titan D | Unknown [48] | Used in active service.[ citation needed ] | ||
| Titan S | Unknown [48] | Used in active service.[ citation needed ] | ||
| Marauder | | 110 [35] | Produced in Azerbaijan with engines made in the United States.[ citation needed ] | |
| Matador | | 110 [35] | Produced in Azerbaijan with engines made in the United States.[ citation needed ] | |
| İTX-6L | Unknown | used by special forces | ||
| Cougar | | 4+ | Used by peacekeeping forces. [49] | |
| Otokar Engerek | | Unknown | Bought from the Turkish Armed Forces surplus. Based on Land Rover Defender 110 with different variants such as Engerek anti-tank and AGS-17 models. Mostly used by ÇHD units. [50] [51] | |
| Name | Manufacturer | Photo | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | | 120+ | Used by state border service.[ citation needed ] | |
| Tarpan Honker | | 50+ | Used by mine agencies.[ citation needed ] | |
| Land Rover License Copy | | 100+ | Unknown amount in service. Fast attack variants spotted at 2020 military parade.[ citation needed ] | |
| Land Rover Wolf | 200+ | Military ambulance, used for medical first aid and transportation purposes. [52] | ||
| Gürzə | | 30+ | Patrol vehicle.[ citation needed ] | |
| UAZ-3151 | | 150+ | Used by Azerbaijani Land Forces.[ citation needed ] | |
| Military trucks | ||||
| Unimog | | 50+ | Acquired from Turkey, used for infantry transportation.[ citation needed ] | |
| Mercedes-Benz Atego | | 150+ | Used for infantry and arms-ammunitions transportation.[ citation needed ] | |
| China National Heavy Duty Truck Group | | 100+ | Vehicle hauler trailer, used for armoured vehicle transportation.[ citation needed ] | |
| Kamaz | | 2.000+ | Acquired from Russia, used for infantry transportation.[ citation needed ] | |
| MAZ | | 100+ | Acquired from Belarus.[ citation needed ] | |
| Ural-4320 | | 1.000+ | Inherited from Soviet Union, additional quantities purchased from Russia and used for infantry transportation.[ citation needed ] | |
| Ural-43206 | | 400+ | Used for infantry transportation.[ citation needed ] | |
| Engineer fortifications | ||||
| Revival Demining Vehicle | Demining vehicle produced by domestic company | |||
| FNSS Kunduz | | 15 | Armored bulldozer manufactured by FNSS Defence Systems. [53] | |
| Tosun | 15 | Armored bulldozer manufactured by Çukurova Makina and Best Group. Equipped with KORALP RCWS. [53] | ||
| Aardvark JSFU | | 10 | Mine flail | |
| MEMATT | 20 | Remote controlled demining vehicle. [53] [54] | ||
| FNSS Samur | 10 | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge manufactured by FNSS Defence Systems. [53] Not delivered yet. | ||
| BREM-1M | | Unknown | Armoured repair and recovery vehicle built on the T-90 chassis. Obtained from Russia. [55] | |
| BTS-5B | 18 | Armoured repair and recovery vehicle. 4 purchased from Ukraine in 2007 [56] and 14 in 2012. [57] [58] | ||
| IMR-2 | | Unknown | Engineering vehicle built on the T-72 chassis.[ citation needed ] | |
| IMR-3M | | Unknown | Acquired from Russia. [59] | |
| MTU-90 | | Unknown | Tracked armored bridgelayer, acquired from Russia. [59] | |
| TMM-6 Bridgelayer | | Unknown | Based on wheeled heavyweight vehicle MZKT-7930. Acquired from Russia. [59] | |
| Name | Image | Origin | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towed Artillery | ||||
| 85mm D-44 | | ~100 | [Range: 15.6 km]. [29] | |
| 122mm D-30 | | ~423 | [Range: 15.4 km or 21.9 km when using RAPs]. | |
| 130mm M-46 | | 36 [35] | [Range: 27.5 km or 38 km when using RAPs]. [60] | |
| 152mm Giatsint-B | | 49 [35] | [Range: 15.2 km or 21.9 km when using RAPs]. [60] | |
| 152mm D-20 | | 43 [35] | ||
| Self-Propelled Artillery | ||||
| 155 mm | | 72 on order | Maximum range 50 km | |
| 155 mm | | 48 on order | Maximum range 52 km | |
| 155mm | | 6 | ||
| 152mm SpGH DANA | | 36 [35] | [Range: 20 km]. [29] | |
| 152mm 2S19 Msta | | 18 [61] | [Range: 25 km or 28.9 km when using RAPs]. [62] | |
| 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya | | 22+ [35] | [Range: 18.5 km or 24 km when using RAPs]. [29] | |
| 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika | | 70+ [35] | [Range: 15.2 km or 21.9 km when using RAPs]. [60] | |
| 203mm 2S7 Pion | | 15 [61] | [Range: 37.5 km or 55.5 km when using RAPs]. [60] | |
| 100 mmT-55 | | 150 | Purchased from Ukraine in 1993-1994 | |
| Multiple launch rocket systems | ||||
| PULS | | 75+ | They were newly brought to Azerbaijan and displayed at the 2025 Victory Parade. They are equipped with the Accural Sky Striker Block 4 and the Predator Hawk. | |
| 306mm Extra | | 30 | [Range: 150 km], [CEP: 10m]. [29] | |
| 122mm LAR-160 | | 30 | ||
| 160mm LYNX | | 30 | ||
| 302mm TRG-300 Kasirga | | 36 [63] | [Range: 120 km], [CEP: 10m]. [29] | |
| 122mm T-122 'Sakarya' | | 44 | [Range: 40 km]. [29] | |
| 230mm TRLG-230 | 20+ | [Range: 70 km], [CEP: 2m] | ||
| 107mm TR-107 Boran | | 100+ | [Range: 11 km]. [29] | |
| 107mm MRLS-107 | [Range: 11 km]. [29] | |||
| 220mm TOS-1A | | 36 [64] | [Range: 6 km]. [29] | |
| 300mm BM-30 'Smerch' | | 50 | 20 were purchased from Ukraine and 30 from Russia. | |
| 122mm RM-70 | | 30 [65] | [Range: 40 km]. [60] | |
| 301mm Polonez | | 10 [35] | [Range: 200 km], [CEP: 30m]. [29] | |
| 122mm KRL 122 | 55 | [Range: 40 km]. [29] | ||
| 128mm RAK-12 | | 10 [35] | [Range: 13 km]. [29] | |
| 122mm BM-21 'Grad' | | 140+ [35] | BM-21 and BM-21V [35] [Range: 40 km]. [29] | |
| 220mm BM-27 'Uragan' | | 18 [35] | Purchased from Ukraine | |
| Cruise Misille | ||||
| SOM-B1 | | unknown | Used by Su-25ML and Akinci | |
| Sea Breaker | | unknown | Operational range:300 km | |
| Ballistic Missile | ||||
| Predator Hawk | unknown | |||
| LORA | | 4 [35] | [Range: 430 km], [CEP: 10m]. [29] | |
| OTR-21 Tochka-U | | 4 [35] | [Range: 120 km], [CEP: 95m]. [29] | |
| Mortars | ||||
| 120mm Spear Mk2 | | 47 [35] | Used with SandCat [35] [Range: 10 km]. [29] | |
| 120mm Cardom | 50 [35] | [Range: 8 km]. [29] | ||
| 120mm 2S31 Vena | 18 [35] | [Range: 18 km]. [66] | ||
| 2S9 Nona | | 18 | ||
| Komando 20N6MT | 400 | [67] | ||
| 20N5 | 280 | [68] | ||
| 2B14 Podnos | | 400 | ||
| 2B11 | | 600 | ||
| 2S12 | | 180 [35] | ||
| M1938 mortar | | 27 [35] | ||
| RM-38 | | 107 [62] [69] | ||
| Name | Manufacturer | Photo | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron dome | Unknown | |||
| Arrow 3 | 2 | |||
| Barak-MX | | Unknown | ||
| Barak 8 | | 18+ | [70] [71] [72] [73] | |
| Spyder | | Unknown | ||
| S-300PMU-2 | | 24 | ||
| Buk-MB | | 18+ | ||
| Tor-M2U | 20+ | |||
| Pantsir S-1 | | 10+ | [ citation needed ] | |
| HQ-9 | | Unknown quantity | [74] | |
| Fire force | | Domestic laser weapon | ||
| S-125 | 54 | |||
| 9K33 Osa | | 90+ | ||
| 9K35 Strela | | 60+ | ||
| Buk-Mb3k | | 10+ | ||
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka | | 50+ | ||
| MANPADS | ||||
| 9K32 Strela-2 | | [34] | ||
| 9K34 Strela-3 | | [34] | ||
| 9K310 Igla-1 | | [34] | ||
| 9K338 Igla-S [34] | | 1000 missiles and 200 launchers delivered between 2012-2013. [40] | ||
| Name | Manufacturer | Photo | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GonioLight VT-I | Unknown | [75] | ||
| Matis HH | Unknown | [75] | ||
| Şahin Gözü | Unknown | [76] | ||
| Dragoneye | Unknown | The DRAGONEYE system is an electro-optical sensor system in which the following units are integrated:
| ||
| Dörtgöz thermal camera | Unknown | DÖRTGÖZ is a 3rd generation thermal imaging system with today's most modern technology, developed for the detection, identification and diagnosis of threats from a distance [76] | ||
| DAS- DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL Aperture CAMERA SYSTEM | Unknown | DAS- DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL Aperture CAMERA SYSTEM is a situational awareness system that offers 360° continuous surveillance with integrated thermal and daytime cameras [76] | ||
| ASIR IR reconnaissance camera | Unknown | ASIR is a thermal imaging device with a 288x4 Focal Plane Index Detector that detects in the Far Infrared band, and it enables the detection of threatening elements easily in both day and night conditions [76] | ||
| Göz SeeSpot | Unknown | EYE-SeeSpot (EYE-SS) Thermal Camera is used for detection, diagnosis and identification of threats; It is a thermal camera that provides high performance in all weather conditions day and night [76] | ||
| ADLR LRF | Unknown | ADLR Laser Range Finder is a high performance laser range finder designed for use in air defense systems. [76] |
| Name | Manufacturer | Photo | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL/M-2080 Green Pine | | Unknown | [77] | |
| EL/M-2084 | | Unknown | [77] [78] | |
| EL/M-2238 STAR | Unknown |
| Name | Manufacturer | Photo | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanza-LTR | | Unknown | [79] [80] | |
| Lanza-MRR | Unknown | [79] [80] |
| Name | Manufacturer | Photo | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TASMUS | 60 [81] | Total 60 unit entered into service AZRA-1 AZRA-2 in project of scope [81] |
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