Introduction
How is the Military in Azerbaijan and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the Azerbaijan Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Forces, Navy Forces, Special Forces, State Border Service, Coast Guard

Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops, local police forces; Special State Protection Service (SSPS): National Guard (2025).
In Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani military was established in 1991, although its origins go back to 1918; much of the military’s original equipment was acquired from former Soviet military forces that departed Azerbaijan by 1992; territorial defense is the military’s primary focus, particularly with regards to neighboring Armenia; a secondary focus is guarding against Iran; Armenia and Azerbaijan engaged in open conflicts over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave in 1991-94 and 2020; tensions continued following the 2020 conflict, and Azerbaijan seized the entire enclave in 2023 

key bilateral security relationships include Israel, Russia, and Turkiye; Azerbaijan's ties with Turkiye have included weapons transfers, technical advice, bilateral training exercises, and military support during its conflicts with Armenia; Azerbaijan is not part of NATO but has had a cooperative relationship with it dating back to when it joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1994 and has provided troops to NATO-led missions in Kosovo (1999-2008) and Afghanistan (2002-2014) (2025)
Security and military information of Azerbaijan
Military and security service personnel strengths information varies widely; estimated 100,000 active Armed Forces personnel (2025)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions Baku has been actively upgrading the military's inventory for over a decade with equipment acquisitions from several sources, including Belarus, China, Israel, Russia, and Turkey; while most of the military's equipment was once Soviet-era material, it now fields quantities of advanced equipment, including armored vehicles, artillery systems, air defense systems, fighter aircraft, tanks, and UAVs (2024)
Military service age and obligation 18-25 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 18-35 years of age for voluntary/contractual service for men and women; 18 months service for conscripts, 36 months for voluntary/contractual service (2023).
Military deployments .
Military expenditures
Military Expenditures 2024 5.1% of GDP (2024 est.)
Military Expenditures 2023 4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022 4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021 5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020 5% of GDP (2020 est.)
Terrorism
In Azerbaijan, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force
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Azerbaijan is found in Western Asia