Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

[Catharsis]

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It is not only war that is needed. Armenia recognising Artsakh would automatically deem it as a 'rebel' in the international community that is recognising states by itself without giving negotations a chance.

Karapapak should know it well, it would be a "Northern Cyprus" scenario.

[Federate]

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China supplies FC-1 multipurpose fighters to Azerbaijan


China intends to supply FC-1 multipurpose fighters to Azerbaijan, Izvestia daily reads Nov.19 referring to the information that design was made with the assistance of Russian Aircraft Corporation “MiG”.

According to the source, the contract for FC-1 production was signed by Rosoboronexport with the approval of Russian Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC). Zimbabwe is also among the potential buyers, whereas Beijing intends to launch a serial manufacturing of the fighters in Pakistan.

Azeri Military Expert Uzeir Jafarov confirmed the information and added, “As far as I know, negotiations were held and our country intends to buy the hardware from China. Thus, I deem our defense ministry plans to purchase the equipment from the PRC.”

Meanwhile, the expert was puzzled with potential possibility of Chinese equipment purchase – which he considers is not widely used.

As per Chinese and Pakistani experts, up to 800 fighters might be sold. FSMTC seems to be comfortable about it, intending to supply China with 100 engines for FC-1, Izvestia says.

Rouslan Pukhov, Russian defense analyst and director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, declared that without Russian engines there cannot be any major export of Chinese fighters. “It’s another matter that China might act in its own way. They can sign a contract with us assuring the engines are intended for them, however resell them further, thus causing a direct damage to us,” Pukhov underlined.

http://news.am/en/news/8954.html

[AstalaVist]

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China supplies FC-1 multipurpose fighters to Azerbaijan


China intends to supply FC-1 multipurpose fighters to Azerbaijan, Izvestia daily reads Nov.19 referring to the information that design was made with the assistance of Russian Aircraft Corporation “MiG”.

According to the source, the contract for FC-1 production was signed by Rosoboronexport with the approval of Russian Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC). Zimbabwe is also among the potential buyers, whereas Beijing intends to launch a serial manufacturing of the fighters in Pakistan.

Azeri Military Expert Uzeir Jafarov confirmed the information and added, “As far as I know, negotiations were held and our country intends to buy the hardware from China. Thus, I deem our defense ministry plans to purchase the equipment from the PRC.”

Meanwhile, the expert was puzzled with potential possibility of Chinese equipment purchase – which he considers is not widely used.

As per Chinese and Pakistani experts, up to 800 fighters might be sold. FSMTC seems to be comfortable about it, intending to supply China with 100 engines for FC-1, Izvestia says.

Rouslan Pukhov, Russian defense analyst and director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, declared that without Russian engines there cannot be any major export of Chinese fighters. “It’s another matter that China might act in its own way. They can sign a contract with us assuring the engines are intended for them, however resell them further, thus causing a direct damage to us,” Pukhov underlined.

http://news.am/en/news/8954.html

I still can't understand why we don't buy such a planes for our air force..

[Haykakan]

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I think there a couple of reasons why we dont buy such planes. These planes cost a lot of money which we dont have and because we are fighting a defencive war and money would be better spent on SAM weapons then attack planes.

[Eddo211]

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Those pictures are of USA Airforce YF-22 stealth fighter in formation with two F-15Ds

Here is the picture of the Chinese FC-1

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QqlF6nBGeVc/ScXgj654ZbI/AAAAAAAAAM0/RzVdE3Z7ReE/s1600-h/1.jpg

I have said this in other forums and some of the guys posting here have seen it but I say it again because I truly believe it:

Azerbaijan signed peace treaty as soon as Artsakh took the fight into their territory. I think it is safe to say that Russians will not support such an offensive if it comes down to it. Without proper air support the troops will be vulnerable in the open grounds heading East. Artsakh doesn’t need to have a large fleet of multirole fighters. When have we ever had superiority in numbers.

We have the Lion on the ground................time is approaching for our Eagle to claim full control of its airspace.


MIG-29SMT Multirole fighter.

[Federate]

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Recent clip of Azerbaijan's army

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNtX-7uMq8s&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div

[ninetoyadome]

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Recent clip of Azerbaijan's army

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNtX-...c-HM-fresh+div

i didnt see anything special

[Icy]

Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

i didnt see anything special

I love how pretty much every commander's last name is
Alyiev.

[Eddo211]

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i didnt see anything special

Translated from Russian to English, an article on "milkavkaz" (pro Azeri source).......not verified and number of actual operational and battle ready units can be much less, but regardless other sources due point to possible possession:



Air force and air defenses in Azerbaijan - one of the three branches of the armed forces of Azerbaijan.
The total number of Air Force and Air Defense is 8 thousand people.

Azerbaijan Air Force organizational consolidated in several air squadrons and regiments:
- 843rd Mixed Aviation Regiment (Air Base Kala);
- I-416 fighter-bomber air squadron (air base Kurdamir);
- 408-I fighter air squadron (air base Zeynalabdin-pump);
- 422-I reconnaissance air squadron (air base Dallyar);
- 115-I training air squadron (air base Sangachali);
- Transport air squadron (air base Zeynalabdin-Pump).

Major air bases the Air Force of Azerbaijan: Kurdamir Zeynalabdin (pumping), Dallyar, Ganja, Kala, Lankaran, Salyan.

Over the past few years carried out a major modernization of several large military airfield, during which they installed a new system of radar and navigation, as well as reconstructed runway to be able to receive heavy bombers and military transport aircraft of the NATO countries.

In the composition of air defense include:
- Four anti-aircraft missile brigade;
- An anti-aircraft missile regiment;
- Two separate radio battalion.

Air Force and Air Defense:

- 4 units. multi-purpose fighter Su-27;
- 49 units. MiG-29;
- 28 units. fighter-interceptor MiG-25;
- A few MiG-23;
- 8 units. Sukhoi Su-24;
- 24 units. Su-25 (vtch. Su-25 KM "Scorpion");
- 28 units. training aircraft L-29;
- 16 units. training aircraft L-39;
- 3 units. transport aircraft IL-76;
- 1 unit. passenger aircraft An-24;
- 1 unit. transport An-12;
- 35 units. attack helicopters Mi-24;
- 22 units. multi-purpose Mi-8;
- 15 units. UAV (6 units. "Aeronautics Orbiter", 6 units. "Aerostar", 3 units. "IAI Searcher").

- 4 units. S-200;
- 4 units. S-125;
- 9 units. S-75;
- 28 units. SAM 2K11 "Circle";
- 20 units. SAM 9K33 Osa.

Control airspace.

Airspace control system in Azerbaijan includes the main command center of Air Force, radar positions and RTR, civilian radar.

Within the U.S. program "Caspian Guard, in 2005 the country had been put into operation two electronic center - Astara (border area with Iran) and Khyzy area (north). These centers combine the possibility of radar and SIGINT (signals intelligence) and are capable of controlling a substantial portion of the adjacent territory to Russia and Iran, and Azerbaijan's territorial waters (including the ability to detect missile launches of various types and radio coverage in different frequency ranges). At the center are armed with radar-type TRML-3D production of the European aviation rocket and space consortium - EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) have a detection range from 200 to 300 km. The contractor made the Washington groups interneshenl, customer the U.S. European Command.

By 2015, in the South Caucasus NATO's plans to create a single electronic network of centers under the name "Kavkaznet.

[Federate]

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ICRC representatives in Azerbaijan meet with six captured Armenian soldiers in Azerbaijan
23 November 2009 [14:17] - Today.Az


Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Azerbaijan visited six captured Armenian soldiers, ICRC spokeswoman in Baku Gulnaz Guliyeva said.

They monitored detention conditions of the captives and talked to them separately.

Three Armenian soldiers crossed the contact line to Azerbaijan in Feb. 2009, two in May and one in July.

Three soldiers of the Armenian army – Grant Markosian, Alik Tevosian and Arthur Sargsyan crossed contact line towards the Minakhorlu village of Azerbaijan;s Agjabadi region on Feb. 28 and entered the territory under the control of Azerbaijani forces.

They attributed their move to intolerable conditions in Armenian army and hunger prevailing in it.

Other soldiers Ohan Harutunyan and Gevork Tomasyan, 18, crossed the contact line to the side of Azerbaijani troops in Goranboy region of Azerbaijan on May 31.

Karen Harutunyan, 19, passed to the Azerbaijani side towards Gadabay region of Azerbaijan on July 15.

/APA/

URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/57699.html