القوات الجوية الأذربيجانية

Key facts

Founded

1919 ; 107 years ago ( 1919 ) (Establishment) 1992 ; 34 years ago ( 1992 ) (Re-establishment)

Country

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920) Republic of Azerbaijan (1991–present)

Type

Air force

Role

Aerial defense Aerial warfare

Size

15,000 personnel Approx 182 aircraft (2025)

Part of

Azerbaijani Armed Forces

Headquarters

Nasosnaya Air Base

Anniversaries

14 February ( Air Force Day )

Engagements

First Nagorno-Karabakh War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Commander of the air force

Lieutenant General Namig Islamzadeh

Attack

Su-25 , An-2 , Bayraktar TB2 , Bayraktar Akıncı , IAI Harop , SkyStriker