Modern equipment of the Azerbaijani Land Forces

Infantry weapons

Pistols and SMGs

Name Type Photo Manufacturer Notes
Makarov PM Pistol Soviet Union Standard pistol of the Army. Will be replaced with Azerbaijani made Pistols
Stechkin automatic pistol Pistol Soviet Union Automatic Pistol
AKS-74U Carbine Soviet Union Standard SMG of the army
Heckler & Koch MP5 Submachine gun Germany Used by Gendarmerie and Special Forces.Launch produced under-license in Azerbaijan[1]
IMI Uzi Submachine gun Israel

Assault Rifles

Name Type Photo Manufacturer Notes
AK-74M Assault rifle Russia/Azerbaijan Produced under license in Azerbaijan[2]
AK-74 Assault rifle Soviet Union Standard service Assault Rifle of the army
AKM Assault rifle Soviet Union Standard service Assault Rifle of the army
IMI Tavor TAR-21 Assault rifle Israel Used by Azerbaijani Special Forces Units and POLICE teams.
M-16 Assault Rifle United States Used by Special and Peacekeeping forces
M4 Carbine Assault Rifle United States Used by Elite Special forces
Heckler & Koch G3 Assault Rifle Germany Used by Peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan and other countries

Machine guns

Name Type Photo Manufacturer Notes
RPK-74 Light machine gun Soviet Union Standard Squad automatic weapon of the army. 30- or 45-round magazine, based on the AK-74
PK machine gun Machine gun Soviet Union Standard machine gun of the army.Will be replaced with Azerbaijani made machine guns
HP-7.62 Light machine gun Azerbaijan Variant PKM.[3]
UP-7.62 Machine gun Azerbaijan Variant PKM.[3]
DShK Heavy machine gun Soviet Union Standard 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun of the army
NSV machine gun Heavy machine gun Soviet Union Standard 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun of the army

Bayonet

Name Type Photo Manufacturer Notes
6H4 Bayonet Soviet Union Standard bayonet

Sniper Rifles

Name Type Photo Manufacturer Notes
Dragunov sniper rifle Sniper rifle Soviet Union Will be replaced by Azerbaijani made sniper rifles
Istiglal anti-materiel rifle Anti-materiel rifle Azerbaijan Standard anti-materiel rifle of the army with 14.5×114mm and 12.7×108mm cartridge
OSV-96 Anti-materiel rifle Russia 12.7×108mm anti-material rifle
PSL (rifle) Sniper rifle Socialist Republic of Romania
Yalguzag sniper rifle Sniper rifle Azerbaijan Brand new Bolt-action rifle of the army
JNG-90 Sniper rifle Turkey Used by Border Guards and Gendarmerie
KNT-308 Sniper rifle Turkey Produced under license in Azerbaijan
Remington Model 700 Sniper rifle United States Standard sniper rifle of the special forces
Remington MSR Sniper Rifle United States
VSS Vintorez Sniper rifle Russia Limited usage
Sako TRG[4] Sniper rifle Finland

Grenade Launchers

Name Type Photo Manufacturer Notes
AGS-30 Automatic Grenade Launcher Russia/Azerbaijan

Anti-tank missiles

Name Type Photo Manufacturer Notes
RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade Soviet Union Re-loadable launcher with a variety of anti-personnel and anti-tank munitions available. Also exists newer model RPG-7V
9M133 Kornet Anti-tank missile Russia[5]
9K111 Fagot Anti-tank guided missile Soviet Union Also known as "TƏİR"(Tank əleyhinə idarəolunan raket kompleksi)
9M113 Konkurs Anti-tank missile Soviet Union
Spike (missile) Anti-tank missile Israel[5]
B-300 Anti-tank missile Israel

Vehicles

Main Battle Tanks

Name Manufacturer Photo Number Notes
T-90 Russia 100 Option for 100 more.[6]
T-72 SIM2 Soviet Union 395[4] Upgraded by Israeli Elbyt Systems on T-72 "Aslan" (SIM-2) modernise packet.Tank equipped with GPS/INS navigation,modern fire control system,modular reactive armour,modern electronic warfare and other systems,
T-55Soviet Union 120[4]

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Name Manufacturer Photo Number Notes
BMP-3 Russia 104 BMP-3M version with Vesna-K termal sights
BMP-2 Soviet Union 168[4] BMP-2M version,modernised by Israeli "Elbit Systems".
BMP-1/BMP-1K Soviet Union 121[4]
BMD-1 Soviet Union 41[7]

Armoured Personnel Carriers

Name Manufacturer Photo Number Notes
BTR-80 Russia 101+ Used by Land Forces
BTR-70 Soviet Union 242[4] Modernised by Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan.Vehicle euqipped modern "Shimshek" gun turret,fire-control system and termal sights
BTR-60 Soviet Union 25[8][9]
BTR-3 Ukraine 3
BTR-D Soviet Union 11
BRDM-2 Soviet Union 29 Modernised by Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan that is named ZKDM.[10][11][12]
MT-LB Soviet Union 393

Light Armored Cars

Name Manufacturer Photo Number Notes
Gyurza patrol vehicle Azerbaijan 15+
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Germany 43 Used by State Border Service.[13]
Tarpan Honker Poland 3 Used by mine agencies.[14]
Renault Sherpa 2 France ??[15]
Humvee United States 60 Used by peacekeeping and internal forces[13]
Land Rover Defender United Kingdom 110[16]
AIL Storm Israel 80[17]
AIL Abir Israel 30[17]
Otokar Cobra Turkey 350[18]
Otokar ZPT Turkey 200[18]
Marauder (vehicle) South Africa/Azerbaijan 85[5] Produced in Azerbaijan
Matador (mine protected vehicle) South Africa/Azerbaijan 60[5] Produced in Azerbaijan
Cougar (vehicle) United States 4 Used by peacekeeping forces[19]

Artillery

Tactical Ballistic Missiles

Name Manufacturer Photo Number Notes
OTR-21 Tochka Soviet Union 3 launchers 120 km range

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Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

Name Manufacturer Photo Number Notes
TOS-1 Russia 18[21]
BM-30 Smerch Russia 36[22]
T-122 Sakarya Turkey 44[23]
T-300 Kasırga Turkey 21[24]
LAR-160 Israel 30[25]
Lynx/Extra Israel 30[5] 50 "Extra" missiles for Lynx MRL[5]
BM-21 Grad Soviet Union 72

Self-Propelled Artillery Systems

Name Manufacturer Photo Number Notes
T-155 Fırtına Turkey 36[26]
ATMOS 2000 Israel 5
2S19 Msta Russia 18[27]
2S7 Pion Belarus 24
2S3 Akatsiya Soviet Union 26[28]
2S1 Gvozdika Soviet Union 81[4]

Towed Howitzers

Name Manufacturer Photo Number Notes
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) Soviet Union 130[4]
152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) Soviet Union 30
152 mm gun 2A36 Soviet Union 22[4]
130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) Soviet Union 36
85 mm divisional gun D-44 Soviet Union 72

Mortars

Name Manufacturer Photo Number Notes
2S31 Vena Russia 18[27]
2S9 Nona Soviet Union 27
MO-120-RT-61 France 19[4] Produced under license by MODIAR
2B14 Podnos Soviet Union 400
2B11 Sani Soviet Union 600
RM-38 Soviet Union 30

References

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  2. ↑ "Azerbaijan to produce Soviet-designed AK-74 rifle this year - Global Times". Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 Administrator. "Azerbaijan machine guns UP-7.62 and HP-7.62 will be demonstrated at IDEF 2013 0205134 - IDEF 2013 News coverage report pictures video - Defence and security military exhibition 2013". Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Administrator. "Azerbaijan Azerbaijani army land ground armed defense forces military equipment armored vehicle inte - Azerbaijan Azerbaijani army land ground forces UK - Independent states country armed forces UK". Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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  6. ↑ "Вестник Мордовииn :: Еще одна сенсационная сделка: Азербайджан закупил огнеметные системы ТОС-1А на базе Т-90". Vestnik-rm.ru. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  7. ↑ The Military Balance. p. 92.
  8. ↑ Military Balance 2007. p. 157.
  9. ↑ "BTR-60 8x8 Armored Personnel Carrier (1960)". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "«Ronaldo» — Azerbaijani modernization BRDM-2". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Azerbaijan's BRDM-2 Upgrade: ZKDM". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Azerbaijan maintains modernization of BTR-70 and BRDM-2". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Military parade held in Azerbaijan". News.Az. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
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  20. ↑ OTR-21 Tochka
  21. ↑ "APA - Russia to deliver another batch of TOS-1A heavy flamethrowers to Azerbaijan in the near future". Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  22. ↑ Sputnik (18 June 2013). "Russia Shipping Arms Worth $1 Bln to Azerbaijan – Report". Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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  24. ↑ FA. "T-300 Kasırga Multiple Launch Rocket System". miliary. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  25. ↑ ARG. "Azerbaijan Lynx Multiple Launch Rocket System". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
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  27. 1 2 "Azerbaijan purchases TOS-1A flamethrower system based on Т-90". News.Az. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
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