Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

[ninetoyadome]

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Azerbaijan responses to Artsakh military exercise with maneuvers in Nakhijevan?
December 16, 2010 - 18:27 AMT 14:27 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Nakhijevan hosted the joint tactical training of military formations and units of the Azerbaijani armed forces located on the autonomous republic territory.

The exercise demonstrated small arms, optical equipment and night vision equipment, weapons modernized in the Azerbaijani military, industrial enterprises used by the border troops, a set of Cornet guided missiles with an ability to destroy armoured vehicles at the distance of up to 5,000 meters.

The exercises were completed with landing jump from the helicopter with a parachute, Trend reported.

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/world/news/58592/

[ninetoyadome]

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Azerbaijan orders Skif anti-tank missile launcher complex from Ukraine
December 16, 2010 - 16:29 AMT 12:29 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has placed an order to buy Skif anti-tank missile launcher complex from Ukraine.

According to Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade (CAWAT) report, beside Ukrainian Armed Forces, Azerbaijan and Belarus have also ordered this weapon. Moreover, negotiations are conducted with several Western countries.

Skif has been produced in Kiev's state-owned Luch Design Bureau. The complex is meant for discharging of moving and non-moving targets, as well as light armoured vehicles and helicopters, APA reported.

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/world/news/58566/

[Federate]

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Azerbaijan orders Skif anti-tank missile launcher complex from Ukraine
December 16, 2010 - 16:29 AMT 12:29 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has placed an order to buy Skif anti-tank missile launcher complex from Ukraine.

According to Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade (CAWAT) report, beside Ukrainian Armed Forces, Azerbaijan and Belarus have also ordered this weapon. Moreover, negotiations are conducted with several Western countries.

Skif has been produced in Kiev's state-owned Luch Design Bureau. The complex is meant for discharging of moving and non-moving targets, as well as light armoured vehicles and helicopters, APA reported.

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/world/news/58566/

Is this Skif anti-tank weapon a big threat to us? Help from our forum military experts?

[burjuin]

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Any weapons system purchased by Azerbaijan is a threat to us

[ZORAVAR]

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Is this Skif anti-tank weapon a big threat to us? Help from our forum military experts?

This is the SKIF http://www.luch.kiev.ua/english/skif.htm

As Burjuin mentioned, any weapon is a threat. How much I would worry about? it will depend on the quantity ordered.

Over the last couple of years, Azerbaijan has ordered similar sytems from Israel, Russia, South Africa etc.
Why from so many different sources? Too many different systems to do the same job creates a nightmare situation for the army (for storing, maintaining and training)

[burjuin]

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Armenian peacekeepers in Kosovo:

[Federate]

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This is the SKIF http://www.luch.kiev.ua/english/skif.htm

As Burjuin mentioned, any weapon is a threat. How much I would worry about? it will depend on the quantity ordered.

Over the last couple of years, Azerbaijan has ordered similar sytems from Israel, Russia, South Africa etc.
Why from so many different sources? Too many different systems to do the same job creates a nightmare situation for the army (for storing, maintaining and training)

Indeed everything is a threat but I meant in terms of capability to alter the military balance. Thanks for the info, ZORAVAR.

Armenian peacekeepers in Kosovo:

That's some cool Robocop style body armour hehe

Is it just me or is that an old model of the Turkish Otokar Cobra?

[burjuin]

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No, you're wrong. This French VBL Mistral

http://www.panhard.fr/francais/index.htm

[Federate]

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No, you're wrong. This French VBL Mistral
http://www.panhard.fr/francais/index.htm

Good looking out! They look pretty similar.

[retro]

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The lady in the costume with the honour guard with the bow and flowers? Does she have some symbolic purpose or is she there merely as a cultural reference?