ВВС Азербайджана
The Azerbaijani Air Forces were built in 1992 out of the Soviet aircraft left on Azerbaijani soil, flew MiG-25s, Su-25s and helicopters flown partly by hired former Soviet pilots in the first Karabakh war, and three decades later won their second war largely with Turkish and Israeli drones — and since 2024 they have been rebuilding the manned fleet around the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Block III.
The Azerbaijani Air Forces story: Soviet leftovers, two Karabakh wars and the JF-17
1918–1992: first aircraft, Soviet regiments and a contested inheritance
Azerbaijan dates its military aviation to the short-lived Democratic Republic of 1918–1920, which according to English Wikipedia bought its first military aircraft on 26 June 1918; the Red Army ended that state in 1920. For the next seven decades the airfields of Soviet Azerbaijan belonged to Moscow. By the late 1980s the 34th Air Army had Su-24 and Su-17 bombers at Kurdamir, Su-24MR and MiG-25RB reconnaissance jets of the 882nd regiment at Dollyar and Su-25s of the 80th assault regiment at Sitalchay, while the air defence forces’ 82nd Fighter Aviation Regiment flew MiG-25 interceptors from Nasosnaya. When the Soviet Union broke up, much of this left. Overnight on 9–10 June 1992 large numbers of aircraft were flown to Russia, but Azerbaijan kept the 38 MiG-25PDS of the 82nd regiment at Nasosnaya plus five MiG-25s under repair, and seized the Sitalchay Su-25s in August 1992. The air force was assembled from what stayed behind.
1992–1994: the first Karabakh war in the air
It went to war almost at once. In the first Nagorno-Karabakh war Azerbaijan used its inherited MiG-25s, Su-24s, Su-25s, MiG-21s bought from abroad, L-29 and L-39 trainers armed for ground attack, and Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters. English Wikipedia counts about 45 combat aircraft, often flown by Russian and Ukrainian mercenaries from the old Soviet forces. Human Rights Watch, which documented violations of the laws of war by Karabakh Armenian and Azerbaijani forces alike, recorded “a withering air and artillery bombardment” of Karabakh, including civilians, in the summer of 1992, and listed “indiscriminate use of air power resulting in civilian casualties” among the Azerbaijani violations. Loss figures for the war are compiled from mixed and partisan sources and differ widely; the war ended with the Russian-mediated ceasefire of 12 May 1994, with Armenian forces holding Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts.
1994–2016: ceasefire, MiG-29s from Ukraine and a murdered commander
The long ceasefire was spent rebuilding. Lieutenant General Rail Rzayev, a Soviet air defence officer, commanded the air force from 1993. The MiG-25 was retired as MiG-29s arrived; FlightGlobal counted 12 single-seat and three two-seat MiG-29s in 2024, and eleven Su-24s were listed in 2008 but were gone by 2021. The United States helped modernise airfields and radars as part of Azerbaijan’s partnership with NATO, and Turkey took on the command system. On 11 February 2009 Rzayev was shot dead outside his home in Baku. Israel became a major supplier: a deal worth $1.6 billion in 2012 and a licence to build Orbiter and Aerostar drones near Baku. On 12 November 2014 Azerbaijani forces shot down an Armenian Mi-24 near the line of contact with an Igla-S missile, killing its three crew; Baku said it was attacking, Yerevan that it was unarmed and on exercise.
2016–2020: the April clashes and the drone turn
The April 2016 fighting, four days along the line of contact, was the first test of the new model. An Azerbaijani Mi-24 was shot down on 2 April, a loss the Azerbaijani defence ministry confirmed. More significant was the drone: an Israeli IAI Harop loitering munition struck a bus carrying Armenian volunteers on 5 April, killing seven, the type’s first combat use anywhere. Each government’s casualty figures differed sharply, and a Moscow-brokered ceasefire on 5 April left Azerbaijan holding ground that it described as strategic and Armenia as of no strategic importance. In July 2020 fighting on the northern border near Tovuz brought Armenian claims of 13 Azerbaijani drones shot down, which Baku denied. In June 2020 defence minister Zakir Hasanov announced the purchase of Turkish Bayraktar drones, and Hermes 900s had already been acquired from Israel.
2020 and 2023: the 44-day war and the September offensive
The 44-day war from 27 September to 10 November 2020 is remembered for the drones. Azerbaijan used the Bayraktar TB2 to find and strike Armenian artillery, armour and air defence and to relay targets to its own artillery, alongside Israeli Harop, Orbiter and SkyStriker munitions; CSIS noted that Soviet-era An-2 biplanes were converted to remote control and flown as decoys to draw fire from Armenian air defences. Manned aircraft flew too: on 4 October a Su-25 was shot down and its pilot, Colonel Zaur Nudiraliyev, killed, a loss Baku acknowledged in December. Armenia said a Turkish F-16 had shot down one of its Su-25s on 29 September; Turkey and Azerbaijan denied it. The Azerbaijani government put its military dead at 2,906; Armenia’s official figure is 3,825. On 20 September 2023 a one-day offensive, which Baku called local anti-terrorist measures, ended the Karabakh Armenian administration, and some 100,000 people left for Armenia.
2024–2026: JF-17s, C-27Js and a new generation of commanders
Since 2024 the manned fleet has been changing faster than at any time since 1992. Pakistan and Azerbaijan signed a $1.6 billion contract for JF-17 Block III fighters in February 2024, and in June 2025 Pakistan announced a $4.6 billion deal for 40 aircraft; deliveries to Nasosnaya began in October 2025, and five JF-17s flown by Azerbaijani pilots appeared over Baku on 8 November 2025. Two Leonardo C-27J transports ordered in 2023 began to arrive in June 2024, and Akinci heavy drones came from Turkey. The command also turned over: Ramiz Tahirov, commander for ten years, left in April 2024, and English Wikipedia names Namig Islamzade as his successor from September 2024. On 25 December 2024 an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer crashed at Aktau after being damaged on a flight from Baku to Grozny; President Aliyev said Russian air defences had shot it down unintentionally, and in October 2025 President Putin acknowledged that a Russian missile had struck the aircraft.
The Azerbaijani Air Forces in numbers
Услуга
- Название на родном языке
- Azərbaycan Hərbi Hava QüvvələriAzerbaijani is the only official language. English Wikipedia gives the full name of the combined branch as Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri və Hava Hücumundan Müdafiə Qoşunları (Air Forces and Air Defence Troops), abbreviated HHQ və HHM Qoşunları; the Ministry of Defence title for the commander is Hərbi Hava Qüvvələrinin komandanı
- Основан
- 1992Built from Soviet aircraft and bases left in Azerbaijan after independence; English Wikipedia traces the service to 1919 and the first aircraft purchase of the Democratic Republic to 26 June 1918
- Часть
- Azerbaijani Armed ForcesUnder the Ministry of Defence; the Armed Forces law dates from 9 October 1991. The Air Forces and the Air Defence Troops form one branch
- Штаб-квартира
- Nasosnaya Air BaseAs given by English Wikipedia; the Ministry of Defence itself is in Baku
- Командир
- Lt. Gen. Namig IslamzadeAppointed September 2024 according to English Wikipedia; predecessor Lt. Gen. Ramiz Tahirov served 14 May 2014 to 29 April 2024
- Министр обороны
- Col. Gen. Zakir HasanovIn office since 22 October 2013
Сила
- Персонал
- Около 15 000English Wikipedia figure for the air force and air defence branch; not confirmed on an official page. The armed forces as a whole have about 68,200 active personnel
- Боевой самолет
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- JF-17 Block III — at least 5 (40 ordered)
- MiG-29 — 14–15 including two-seaters
- Su-25 — about 25 including Su-25UB
Counts from English Wikipedia, citing FlightGlobal World Air Forces; the JF-17 figure is the number shown publicly on 8 November 2025
- Вертолеты
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- Mi-17-1V and Mi-8MTV — about 41
- Mi-24 and Mi-35M — about 47–48
- Ka-32, Bell 412, Mi-2 and others — small numbers
Wikipedia table figures; the Mi-24 article gives 23 Mi-24V and 25 Mi-35 in 2024
- Тренеры
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- L-39 Albatros — 14, reportedly in storage
- Super Mushshak — 10
24 airworthy L-39s were reported in 2015
- Транспорт
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- C-27J Спартан — 2
- Il-76 — 2
The first C-27J arrived in June 2024
- Дроны
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- Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci (Turkey)
- Hermes 450/900, Heron, Searcher, Orbiter, Aerostar and Harop (Israel)
Numbers are not published officially. A separate Unmanned Systems Forces branch was presented at the November 2025 parade, so not all drones belong to the air force
- оборонный бюджет
- $5.0 billion (2025)About 5.26 per cent of GDP for the whole Ministry of Defence, per English Wikipedia; no separate air force budget is published
Инфраструктура
- Основные авиабазы
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- Nasosnaya — MiG-29, JF-17
- Курдамир
- Ganja
- Kala (Baku)
Listed as the main bases by English Wikipedia; Nasosnaya is named as the JF-17 base in the JF-17 article. Unit-by-base allocations are not published officially
- Secondary and reserve fields
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- Dollyar
- Sitalchay
- Sanqachal
- Nakhchivan
Jane’s, cited by Wikipedia, called Dollyar non-operational in 2009
- Soviet inheritance
- Five Soviet flying regiments976th (Kurdamir), 882nd (Dollyar), 80th (Sitalchay), 34th (Kirovabad, now Ganja) and the air defence 82nd (Nasosnaya)
- ПВО
- S-300PMU-2, Barak 8, Buk-M1 and older Soviet systemsPart of the same branch; English Wikipedia list, not officially confirmed in detail
How the Azerbaijani Air Forces is organised
One branch of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces combines the Air Forces and the Air Defence Troops, headquartered at Nasosnaya according to English Wikipedia. Nasosnaya, Kurdamir, Ganja and Kala are the main bases by the same account; Nasosnaya flies the MiG-29 and, since October 2025, the JF-17 Block III, and the government publishes no unit-by-base allocation. Since November 2025 a separate Unmanned Systems Forces branch has also flown drones, and which service holds which drones is not published.
Air Forces and Air Defence Troops
One branch of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces under the Ministry of Defence, headquartered at Nasosnaya according to English Wikipedia, which names Lt. Gen. Namig Islamzade as commander from September 2024. The ministry’s English site still carried his predecessor Ramiz Tahirov’s biography when checked in September 2026, so the date could not be confirmed officially.
408th unit
The fighter unit, numbered the 408th according to Jane’s (2009) as cited by English Wikipedia: MiG-25s, then MiG-29s, and since October 2025 the JF-17 Block III, 40 of which were ordered under the contract Pakistan announced in June 2025. Current strength at the base is not published.
411th unit
A bomber aviation regiment with Su-17s, Su-24s, Su-25s, MiG-21s and trainers in 2004, numbered the 411th by Jane’s in 2009, as cited by English Wikipedia. The Su-24 was out of service by 2021, and which aircraft are based here now is not published.
843rd unit
A helicopter squadron with Mi-2s, Mi-8s and Mi-24s according to Jane’s (2004), cited by Wikipedia, which also calls it the 843rd Mixed Aviation Regiment. Current types and numbers are not published.
Transport aviation squadron
Recorded at Ganja by Jane’s for 2004 with Il-76, An-12, An-24 and Tu-134 aircraft, as cited by English Wikipedia; whether it is still there is not published. Two Leonardo C-27J Spartans ordered in 2023 began to arrive in June 2024.
Air Defence Troops
Part of the same branch: S-300PMU-2, Barak 8, Buk-M1 and older Soviet systems, according to an English Wikipedia list not officially confirmed in detail. Their sites are not published.
What the Azerbaijani Air Forces flies today
Все виды, находящиеся под прицелом, имеют ссылку на соответствующую страницу в Книге Зверей, если таковая имеется. В статистике учитываются самолеты, находящиеся в резерве, а не самолеты, доступные в конкретный день.
| Тип | Роль | В эксплуатации | С | Единицы | Примечания | |
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| PAC/CAC JF-17C Thunder Block IIIВ эксплуатации | Многоцелевой истребитель | 5 | 2025 | Five (four single-seat, one two-seat) flew in the Victory Day parade on 8 November 2025, their first public appearance in Azerbaijani service; open-source imagery showed nine Block III aircraft in Azerbaijan without markings at the time.
Более40 ordered. |
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| Микоян МиГ-29 (9,13) и МиГ-29УБВ эксплуатации | Боец | 14–15. FlightGlobal (2024), cited in Wikipedia’s MiG-29 operators list, counts 12 single-seat and three two-seat; the Azerbaijani Air Forces article gives 11 plus three MiG-29UB. | ||||
| Sukhoi Su-25 / Su-25ML and Su-25UBВ эксплуатации | Непосредственная авиаподдержка | 1992 | About 25: Wikipedia lists 20 Su-25/Su-25ML and five Su-25UB. Not officially confirmed. | |||
| Ми-24 и Ми-35МВ эксплуатации | Ударный вертолет | 1992 | About 48: 23 Mi-24V and 25 Mi-35 in 2024 per the Wikipedia Mi-24 article; the Azerbaijani Air Forces article gives 24 Mi-35M, ordered in 2010 from Rostvertol. | |||
| Ми-17-1В и Ми-8МТВ-1В эксплуатации | Транспортный вертолет | 1992 | About 41: 33 Mi-17-1V and eight Mi-8MTV-1 per English Wikipedia. Not officially confirmed. | |||
| Kamov Ka-32SВ эксплуатации | Вертолёт общего назначения | 3 | Wikipedia table figure. | |||
| Bell (Agusta-Bell) 412В эксплуатации | Вертолёт общего назначения | 3 | 2016 | Three bought from Canada in 2016, per Wikipedia. | ||
| ПЗЛ Ми-2В эксплуатации | Учебный вертолет | 7 | Wikipedia table figure. | |||
| Леонардо C-27J СпартанВ эксплуатации | Тактический транспорт | 2 | 2024 | Two ordered in 2023; the first arrived in June 2024. | ||
| Ильюшин Ил-76В эксплуатации | Стратегический транспорт | 2 | Wikipedia table figure; not officially confirmed. | |||
| Аэро Л-39 АльбатросВ эксплуатации | Учебно-тренировочный реактивный самолет и легкий штурмовик | 1992 | 14–24: 24 airworthy in September 2015 (Radio Prague, cited by Wikipedia); the Azerbaijani Air Forces article lists 14, reportedly in storage. | |||
| PAC MFI-395 Супер МушшакВ эксплуатации | Базовый инструктор | 10 | Ten ordered from Pakistan in July 2017 and delivered. | |||
| Байкар Байрактар ТБ2В эксплуатации | Вооруженный беспилотник | 2020 | Number not published. Purchase announced by defence minister Zakir Hasanov in June 2020. | |||
| Байкар Байрактар АкинчиВ эксплуатации | Тяжеловооруженный беспилотник | 2022 | ||||
| Elbit Hermes 450 and Hermes 900В эксплуатации | Разведывательный беспилотник | Wikipedia lists 12 including two Hermes 900; Azerbaijani media reported up to 15 Hermes 900 in 2017. Not confirmed officially. | ||||
| IAI Heron, Searcher, Orbiter-2M and AerostarВ эксплуатации | Разведывательные дроны | Wikipedia lists five Heron, five Searcher, ten Orbiter-2M and four Aerostar; Orbiter and Aerostar are built under licence by Azad Systems near Baku. | ||||
| IAI HaropВ эксплуатации | Барражирующий боеприпас |
По заказу
| Тип | Заказано | Первая поставка | Примечания | |
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| PAC/CAC JF-17C Thunder Block IIIПо заказу | 35 | 2025 | 40 in all under the $4.6 billion contract Pakistan announced in June 2025, building on a $1.6 billion agreement of February 2024; five had appeared publicly by 8 November 2025.
БолееThe remaining number is a calculation, not an official figure. |
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| Мастер Леонардо М-346По заказу | A preliminary agreement was signed on 20 February 2020 during President Aliyev’s visit to Italy, for 10–15 aircraft according to turan.az cited by Wikipedia.
БолееNo contract or delivery was confirmed by September 2026. |
Every type the Azerbaijani Air Forces has retired
5 types, from the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25PD/PDS, MiG-25RB and MiG-25P to the Sukhoi Su-24 and Su-24MR. Максимальные показатели — это количество самолетов, принятых на вооружение за весь срок службы, а не численность парка на какую-либо конкретную дату.
| Тип | Роль | Пик | Подано | Заменено на | Примечания | |
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| Sukhoi Su-24 and Su-24MR | Ударная и разведывательная операции | 1992–2021 | Eleven in service in 2008 (Flight International, cited by Wikipedia); the First Nagorno-Karabakh War article gives three to four at first and 16 Su-24MR later. | |||
| Антонов Ан-2 | Utility biplane, converted to drone decoy | |||||
| Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-25ПД/ПДС, МиГ-25РБ и МиГ-25П | Interceptor and reconnaissance-bomber | 1992– | МиГ-29 | 26–43. Azerbaijan kept the 38 MiG-25PDS of the Soviet 82nd regiment at Nasosnaya plus five MiG-25P/RB under repair in 1992; the IISS counted 26 in service in 2007. | ||
| Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-21 | Боец | 1992– | 12–18: “about a dozen” acquired, likely from Ukraine (Wikipedia MiG-21 article, citing Gordon); 18 in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War article. | |||
| Аэро Л-29 Дельфин | Учебно-тренировочный реактивный самолет и легкий штурмовик | 1992– | Л-39 | 18 per the First Nagorno-Karabakh War article. |
Where the Azerbaijani Air Forces fly from
Черные значки обозначают действующие базы, полые значки — закрытые аэродромы. Azerbaijan took over the airfields of five Soviet flying regiments, at Kurdamir, Dallar, Sitalchay, Ganja and Nasosnaya; Jane’s called Dallar non-operational in 2009, and Sitalchay has not been operational since 1992, according to English Wikipedia. Nakhchivan is a civil airport with military use, Baku Heydar Aliyev the national airport used for military ceremonies, and Yevlakh a former Soviet fighter field. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.
| База | ИКАО | Статус | Взлетная полоса | Подразделения и самолеты |
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| Baku KalaBaku (Absheron peninsula) | Активный | 18/362,643 mконкретный | ||
| Ganja Airportmilitary sideGanja | UBBG | Активный | 12 л/30 об/мин3300 масфальт и бетон12R/30L2,490 mconcrete (listed as non-operational) | |
| КурдамирКюрдамирский район (Кюрдемирский район), центральный Азербайджан | Активный |
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| Nakhchivan AirportNakhchivan Autonomous Republic | UBBN | Активный | 14R/32L3300 мконкретный14L/32R3300 м | |
| NasosnayaHacı Zeynalabdin, near Sumqayıt, Absheron | UBBI | Активный | 17/352,505 mконкретный |
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| DallarDollyarShamkir District (Şəmkir rayonu) | Бронировать | |||
| Baku Heydar Aliyev International AirportБаку | UBBB | Закрыто | 16/344000 масфальт и бетон17/353200 масфальт и бетон | |
| SitalchayKhizi District (Xızı rayonu) | Закрыто в 1992 году. |
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| YevlakhYevlakh | UBEE | Closed 1953 | 12/302520 м |
Ни одна авиабаза не соответствует этому поисковому запросу.
Who is stationed where in the Azerbaijani Air Forces
Авиационные подразделения по базам, начиная с действующих подразделений. Azerbaijan does not publish its order of battle: the unit numbers 408th, 411th and 843rd are Jane’s reading in 2009, as cited by English Wikipedia, and the Soviet regiments that left or were taken over in 1992 are listed too, marked as not Azerbaijani, as is the Turkish F-16 detachment at Ganja in 2020. Where a unit rests on that single source, the entry says so.
- 411th unit (bomber aviation regiment), Azerbaijani Air ForcesBomber and ground-attack regiment · active
- Су-24, Су-25, МиГ-21, Л-29 Дельфин, Л-39 Альбатрос, Су-17
- 976th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Soviet Air Forces)1953–1992
- MiG-15, MiG-17, Su-9, Su-15, Su-17M, Su-24M
- 408th unit (fighter squadron/regiment), Azerbaijani Air ForcesИстребительное подразделение · действующее
- MiG-25PD/PDS, МиГ-29 и МиГ-29УБ, JF-17C Block III
- 82nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Soviet Air Defence Forces)1945–1993
- MiG-25PD/PDS (from 1977)
- Transport aviation squadron, Azerbaijani Air ForcesТранспортная эскадрилья · действующая
- Il-76, An-12, An-24, Tu-134
- 34th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Soviet Air Forces)1953–1989
- Il-28, MiG-17, Su-17, Su-24
- Turkish Air Force F-16 detachment (exercise deployment)2020–2020
- Ф-16
- 882nd Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Soviet Air Forces)1955–1992
- Il-28R, MiG-15R, MiG-17R, Yak-28R/PP, MiG-25RB, Su-24MR
Поисковое задание не дало результатов.
Azerbaijani Air Forces milestones, 1914 to today
26 June: the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic buys its first military aircraft, per English Wikipedia.
The Soviet 82nd Fighter Aviation Regiment at Nasosnaya converts to the MiG-25 interceptor.
9 October: Azerbaijan adopts its Law on the Armed Forces.
9–10 June: many Soviet aircraft are flown to Russia overnight, but 38 MiG-25PDS stay at Nasosnaya. August: Azerbaijani troops seize the Su-25 regiment at Sitalchay. Summer: heavy air and artillery bombardment of Karabakh, documented by Human Rights Watch.
Rail Rzayev becomes commander of the air force.
12 May: the Bishkek ceasefire ends the first Nagorno-Karabakh war.
29 January: a MiG-29UB crashes into the Caspian, killing both crew. Eleven Su-24s are listed in service.
11 February: Lieutenant General Rail Rzayev is shot dead outside his home in Baku.
14 May: Ramiz Tahirov appointed Deputy Minister of Defence and Commander of the Air Force. 12 November: Azerbaijani forces shoot down an Armenian Mi-24; three crew killed.
1–5 April: four days of fighting; an Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down on 2 April and a Harop is used in combat for the first time on 5 April.
July: ten Super Mushshak trainers ordered from Pakistan.
24 July: a MiG-29 crashes into the Caspian after a bird strike at night; the pilot is killed.
June: purchase of Bayraktar TB2 announced. 27 September–10 November: the second Nagorno-Karabakh war; a Su-25 is lost on 4 October. 9 November: Azerbaijani forces shoot down a Russian Mi-24 over Armenia by mistake and apologise.
19–20 September: Azerbaijani offensive in Karabakh; the Karabakh Armenian authorities agree to disarm and about 100,000 people leave. Two C-27J ordered.
February: $1.6 billion JF-17 contract with Pakistan. 29 April: Tahirov relieved. June: first C-27J arrives. September: Namig Islamzade named commander. 25 December: AZAL Flight 8243 crashes at Aktau after being damaged on a Baku–Grozny flight.
June: Pakistan announces a $4.6 billion contract for 40 JF-17s. October: first JF-17s delivered to Nasosnaya; President Putin acknowledges a Russian missile hit Flight 8243. 8 November: five JF-17s and the new Unmanned Systems Forces appear at the Victory Day parade in Baku.
Every war the Azerbaijani Air Forces have fought
Вылеты и поражения там, где это указано в протоколе, и полная пустота там, где этого нет.
- Первая Нагорно-Карабахская война 1988–1994 Close air support, bombing and helicopter operations against Karabakh Armenian and Armenian forces, including attacks on Stepanakert and other towns
- Line-of-contact incidents 1994–2020 Air defence along the ceasefire line; on 12 November 2014 Azerbaijani forces shot down an Armenian Mi-24 with an Igla-S missile
- April 2016 clashes 2016 Helicopter and drone operations during four days of fighting; first combat use of the IAI Harop
- July 2020 border clashes 2020 Drone operations in four days of fighting on the international border, far from Karabakh
- Вторая нагорно-карабахская война 2020 Drone reconnaissance and strike against Armenian air defence, artillery and armour, directing artillery fire; Su-25 and helicopter support
Who built the Azerbaijani Air Forces fleet
Каждая компания, стоящая за представленными на этой странице самолетами, имеет свою собственную страницу: историю, все построенные ею типы, количество выпущенных экземпляров и другие военно-воздушные силы, которые их используют.
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Каждый тип корабля, имеющий свою страницу в Книге Зверей, сначала поступивший на вооружение, а затем — по году вывода из состава флота.
Все факты проверены.
- Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan: Deputy Minister of Defense – Commander of the Air ForceBiography of Lt. Gen. Ramiz Tahirov, appointed 14 May 2014; still on the site in September 2026.
- Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan: Minister of DefenseCol. Gen. Zakir Hasanov, minister since 22 October 2013.
- Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan (English home page)News on JF-17C aircraft presented to President Aliyev, Su-25ML and MiG-29 training.
- Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyi (Azerbaijani home page)Azerbaijani terms Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri and Hərbi Hava Qüvvələrinin komandanı.
- Human Rights Watch/Helsinki: Azerbaijan – Seven Years of Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (December 1994)Violations by both sides; Azerbaijani indiscriminate use of air power, summer 1992 bombardment; Khojaly.
- CSIS: The Air and Missile War in Nagorno-Karabakh (Shaan Shaikh and Wes Rumbaugh, 8 December 2020)TB2, Harop, Orbiter, SkyStriker; An-2 decoys; Aliyev’s S-300 claims.
- Oryx: The Fight for Nagorno-Karabakh – documenting losses on the sides of Armenia and AzerbaijanVisually confirmed losses only; An-2 decoys listed outside cumulative totals.
- 976th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Soviet Air Forces), ww2.dkHobby reference site compiling Soviet unit histories (after Feskov and others); names, bases, aircraft and dates of the regiment at Yevlakh and Kyurdamir; Kyurdamir coordinates.
- 80th Independent Assault Aviation Regiment (Soviet Air Forces), ww2.dkSu-25 regiment at Sital-Chay 1981–1992; CFE count; takeover date; coordinates.
- 882nd Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Soviet Air Forces), ww2.dkReconnaissance regiment at Dallyar 1955–1992; aircraft by year; disbandment directive of 29 July 1992; coordinates.
- 34th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Soviet Air Forces), ww2.dkRegiment at Kirovabad (Ganja) 1953–1989; aircraft by year.
- 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO, ww2.dkAt Baku-Kala July 1949 to July 1952; coordinates.
- Human Rights Watch, “Armenia: Unlawful Rocket, Missile Strikes on Azerbaijan”, 11 December 2020Strikes on Ganja on 4, 11 and 17 October 2020; the airport seven kilometres from the nearest site hit on 4 October and not harmed.
- Joseph Trevithick, “Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan”, The War Zone, 7 October 2020Planet Labs imagery of Turkish F-16s at Ganja on 10 September and 3 October 2020; Turkish and Azerbaijani denials of combat use.
- Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, “Azerbaijani-Turkish Joint Large-Scale Military Exercises will be held in our country”, 27 July 2020Aviation exercises 29 July to 10 August 2020 in Baku, Nakhchivan, Ganja, Kurdamir and Yevlakh.
- Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, “Azerbaijan territories came under rocket fire from Armenia”, 22 October 2020One missile in the direction of the Kurdamir region at about 09:00; no casualties (Azerbaijani statement).
- RFE/RL, “Azerbaijani Military Plane Crashes”, 4 February 2011Su-25 crash in the Kurdamir region during training; two-man crew ejected (defence ministry spokesman Teymur Abdullayev).
- AZERTAC, open day at a military unit in Kurdamir District, 12 September 2016State news agency; Colonel Namiq Islamzade named as garrison commander; air defence weapons shown to visitors.
- Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, “JF-17C multirole aircrafts presented to President Ilham Aliyev”, 25 September 2024JF-17C Block III shown to the President at Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
- Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, “Aviation Units conduct training flights”, 17 July 2026JF-17C Block III, Su-25ML and L-39 training flights; no locations given.
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