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Akar met with Zakir Hasanov in Istanbul, on the sidelines of the 15th International Defense Industry Fair, one of the world's largest global defense events.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense General Zakir Hasanov on Monday announced that two military vessels of his country will take part in the International Military Competitions which will be held in Bandar Anzali.

Certainly no branch of Armenia's military suffered as severe materiel losses during the 2020 Nagorno-Karbakh War as its artillery and rocket forces.

On June 15, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The two visited Shusha, which the Armenians call Shushi, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijan captured Shusha from Armenian forces during last year's Nagorno-Karabakh war. 

Anatolian Eagle 2021, organized by the Turkish Air Force, saw the participation of Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Qatar Emiri Air Force combat aircraft that attracted aviation spotters from many foreign countries.

Pakistan President Arif Alvi Monday conferred the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, a military medal, on the Turkish commander Gen Umit Dundar, a move seen as further deepening of ties.

And here it is, beaten by the lowly Turkey. In Karabakh, Bayraktars easily destroyed many types of ground-based weapons that make up the core of the arsenals of the Russian army and, by extension, of its satellite Armenia.

Russia’s Caspian Flotilla has been a dominant presence on that inland sea that few focused on the naval capacities of the other littoral states.

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov said in an interview with international media outlet that preparations for the major event are underway, adding that some groups of experts are already in Azerbaijan to inspect the landfills.

Ever since the end of the latest round of Armenian-Azerbaijani fighting last year and the insertion of Russian peacekeepers in Qarabagh, Azerbaijanis have been talking about the possibility of the establishment of Turkish bases on their territory to balance Moscow and ensure Azerbaijan’s independence of action.

Although Russia’s Caspian Flotilla remains the dominant naval force on the Caspian, it is not the only one that matters anymore. All four other littoral states—Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan—have been building up their own naval presences, particularly since various intra-regional disputes over access to oil and natural gas resources and infrastructure remain lively.

During the exercises, the skills of commanders and staff in organizing combat activity and managing forces in battle were improved. The goal was achieved and the tasks were successfully completed. The Petya class frigate ARG Gusar participated in these tactical exercises.

Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are becoming popular strategic assets and affordable military modernization solutions on the international arms market.

Azerbaijan and Turkey on Wednesday lauded Pakistan for the role it has played in promoting peace in the region, especially the country’s efforts for peace in Afghanistan.

According to the combat training plan approved by the Minister of Defense, the Naval Forces started tactical exercises on June 22.

Azerbaijani troops are going to Turkey to participate in commando courses as part of a broader Turkey-Azerbaijan agreement on military cooperation, AzerNews reported on Monday. 

Among the new cooperation projects in the field of the defense industry between Turkey and Azerbaijan are unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UAVs), which have proven their capabilities after being used in several recent regional conflicts such as the Nagorno-Karabakh war.

The International Anatolian Eagle-2021 Exercise will be held between June 21- July 02, 2021, at the 3rd Main Jet Base in Konya with the participation of Turkish Naval Forces and Air Force and Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Qatar Air Forces, and NATO AWACS elements.

A delegation of Pakistan Air Force led by Air Vice Marshal Tariq Zia held a meeting with Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan – Commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov on Thursday.

The German Institute for Defense and Strategic Studies (GDIS), a think tank associated with the German Bundeswehr, questioned whether Germany would have been able to fare better than Armenia against Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh war. The answer is quite shocking.

The German army is ill-equipped to defend itself against a potential attack by combat drones, which are getting increasingly complex every day, a Germany-based think tank said following an analysis of the international UAV market and the role drones played in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict last year.

A soldier idles by a Russian-made T-72 tank. A moment later, a missile fired from a drone slams into the vehicle, exploding in an orange flash, blowing the man off his feet and leaving the tank a smoldering wreck.

An M-346 sporting the color scheme resembling the one applied to the Turkmenistan or Azerbaijan’s jets has been spotted in Italy last week.