Military power of Armenia & Azerbaijan
Armenia vs Azerbaijan
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Armenia is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 29,743 km2 (land boundries: 1,570 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Armenia is Yerevan. The number of inhabitants is 2,967,900.
Armenia has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994. Russia has deployed about 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a cease-fire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The inventory of the Armenian Armed Forces includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment.
More about Armenia militaryAzerbaijan is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 86,600 km2 (land boundries: 2,468 km and costline 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)). The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. The number of inhabitants is 10,127,874.
The inventory of the Azerbaijan military is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of equipment from other countries, like Israel and Turkey.
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Military expenditures
 AM |  AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 1.28 billion $ | 3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 6% | 5.5% |
Manpower
| AM | AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 68,500 | 126,400 |
| Reserve personnel: | 210,000 | 330,000 |
| Available for military: | 809,576 | 3,000,000 |
Land Forces
| AM | AZ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 269 | 940 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 610 | 2,363 | |
| Total artillery: | 236 | 909 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 38 | 267 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 103 | 323 |
Air Forces
| AM | AZ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 65 | 176 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 5 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 4 | 15 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 15 | 11 | |
| Helicopters: | 45 | 97 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| AM | AZ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 31 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 1 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Armenia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Azerbaijan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Armenia
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
Azerbaijan
18-35 years of age for cumpulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools.