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Azerbaijani military

Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri
Coat of arms of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.png
Coat of arms of the Azerbaijan Armed Forces
Founded 26 June 1918
Current form Early 1992
Service branches

Azerbaijani Land Forces.jpg Azerbaijani Land Forces
Azerbaijani Air Forces.jpg Azerbaijani Air Force

Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələri.jpg Azerbaijani Navy
Internal Troops of Azerbaijan
State Border Service (Azerbaijan)
Azerbaijani National Guard
Azerbaijani peacekeeping forces
Headquarters Baku
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief President Ilham Aliyev
Defence Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov
Chief of Staff Colonel-General Najmaddin Sadigov
Manpower
Military age 18–35 years (Regular)
Conscription 12-18 months for ground forces
Active personnel 66,940
Expenditures
Budget $1.46 billion (2016)
Percent of GDP 3% (2011)
Industry
Domestic suppliers Azerbaijan Defense Industry
Foreign suppliers  Turkey
 Russia
 Israel
 United States
 Ukraine
 Belarus
 Germany
 Iran
 France
 China
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
 Vietnam
Related articles
History Military history of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Armenian–Azerbaijani War (1918–1920)
Battle of Baku (1918)
Azerbaijan during World War II
Nagorno-Karabakh War (1991–1994)
2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

Azerbaijani Land Forces.jpg Azerbaijani Land Forces
Azerbaijani Air Forces.jpg Azerbaijani Air Force

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed its own armed forces from 26 June 1918. However these were dissolved after Azerbaijan was absorbed into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 28 April 1920. After the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991–92 the armed forces were reformed based on Soviet bases and equipment left on Azeri soil.

The armed forces have three branches: the Azerbaijani Land Forces, the Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force, and the Azerbaijani Navy. Associated forces include the Azerbaijani National Guard, the Internal Troops of Azerbaijan, and the State Border Service, which can be involved in state defense under certain circumstances.


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