Defence · Azerbaijan

• DefenceArmed Forces of AzerbaijanAn army founded in 1918 and re-established in 1991 that won the Patriotic War in 2020.Read more →
• DefenceDefence industry of AzerbaijanA sector built up since the Ministry of Defence Industry was founded in 2005 — from the Istiglal rifle to Zarba drones.Read more →
• DefenceADEX: Azerbaijan International Defence ExhibitionThe region's largest defence show, held in Baku every two years since 2014; in 2026 it set a record with 277 companies from 30 countries.Read more →
• DefenceWeapon systems of the Azerbaijani Armed ForcesFrom drones to air defence: the army's main weapon systems and where they come from — Türkiye, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, Belarus and local industry.Read more →
• DefenceAzerbaijan's defence cooperation and contractsFrom the Shusha Declaration to the JF-17 and HÜRKUŞ-II contracts: Azerbaijan's main publicly announced defence agreements of 2020–2026.Read more →

Did you know?

• ADEX 2026 introduced the show's first official merchandise collection and its own newspaper, ADEX News.

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• Azerbaijan is the largest foreign customer of Pakistan's JF-17 fighter: in 2025 the contract was expanded to up to 40 aircraft.

  Weapon systems of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces →