Azerbaijan pursues an independent foreign policy and relies on its own strength and national interests. Hosting military bases simply does not align with this strategic course.
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On June 26, Azerbaijan marks one of its most important state holidays – Armed Forces Day.
Establishing a territorial defense system under current conditions is, in essence, a necessary step.
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host a private lunch today with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in the Cabinet Room of the White House.
Sunday was the fourth anniversary of the landmark Shusha Declaration that upgraded Turkish-Azerbaijani ties to the level of alliance. The two countries now navigate a future with further cooperation from energy to defense.
The exercises will serve as a platform to test state-of-the-art defense technologies, develop combined operational strategies, and examine responses to scenarios involving asymmetric warfare and hybrid threats.
For Azerbaijan, it represents a step toward further consolidating its military superiority in the region and reducing its dependence on Russian platforms—an especially relevant move amid shifting regional security dynamics.
Azerbaijan has achieved a stable strategic advantage that is causing growing concern not only in Yerevan but also among pro-Western expert circles.
Representatives of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces took part in the multinational NATO command-staff exercises "Resolute Force-2025."
Azerbaijan is prepared to significantly strengthen its air force by expanding its order of JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jets, jointly produced by Pakistan and China.
Türkiye, Pakistan, and Azerbaijan are collectively referred to as the "three brothers" since Türkiye was the first state, and Pakistan the second, to recognize Azerbaijan's independence in 1991.
On Tuesday, May 20, Azerbaijani and Serbian servicemen conducted combat training exercises, according to a statement by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense.
Every military conflict also serves as a testing ground for weapons manufacturers — whose products truly perform under real combat conditions. But on the South Caucasus stage, arms news carries its own subtext.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met today in Tel Aviv with his Azerbaijani counterpart Zakir Hasanov to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of security.
The opening ceremony of the joint military exercises "Araz-2025," conducted by Azerbaijan and Iran, took place in Azerbaijan.
A working meeting took place in Baku between delegations from the Ministries of Defense of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
A delegation of the Azerbaijani Navy, led by First Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Navy, Captain 1st Rank Teymur Murshudov, arrived in Ankara to participate in the 10th Staff Talks between the Navies of Azerbaijan and Turkey.
The sides discussed issues of military cooperation between the Air Forces of Azerbaijan and Italy and conducted a detailed exchange of views on a number of topics of mutual interest.
Over the past six weeks, Hungary has blocked the provision of €10 million in military aid to Armenia from the EU’s European Peace Facility.
The Russian agency RT, citing data from the U.S. government procurement portal, reports that the Pentagon is preparing to transport hundreds of units of equipment and military gear from a military base in Germany to training grounds in Armenia this summer.
Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, received the CEO of the Turkish company Baykar, Haluk Bayraktar, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan.
Lieutenant Commander Gavin Tarbard has been appointed as the United Kingdom's first defense attaché to Azerbaijan, the British Embassy announced.
The change of power in Washington has led to an informal reassessment of U.S.-Armenia relations. While under the Biden-Blinken administration, Yerevan felt like a part of America’s regional strategy, it now finds itself in limbo.
Azerbaijan continues to expand its cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance and is now a participant in an important NATO project—the "Centre of Excellence for Maritime Security" (MARSEC COE).