AZERBAIJANAzərbaycan Respublikası / Азәрбајҹан Республикасы (Republic of Azerbaijan)
Revised: August 2010 | |
| In service |
Since 2007 up to day
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| Deliveries |
March 2007: 12 second-hand MiG-29* (9-13) and 2 MiG-29 (9-51) from Ukraine**
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| Units | Air base in Zeynalabdin Tagiyev küçəsi*** (former Nasosniy) near Bakı (Baku), few km on west from Sumgayit. |
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| Remarks |
** Aircrafts were from Ukraine's depots, overhauled, modernized and repainted in Ukraine. Camouflage is similar to Turkmenistani MiGs, also overhauled in Ukraine.
Former Soviet republic was engaged in years 1988-1994 war with Armenia on Nagorny Karabakh (Upper Karabakh). Azerbaijan hold Karabakh and a piece of a territory of Armenia. Russia support rather Armenia (1998/1999 Russian base in Erebuny was equipped with MiGs-29, but Russians are for stabilising a situation), and Azerbaijan seek support in Ukraine and Georgia. January 2008 MiG-29UB crashed in the Caspian sea 60 kilometres off shore. Fakhraddin Asgarov and Afgan Aslanov died in the accident. |
Aircraft drawings © Mariusz Wojciechowski 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Słupsk (Poland)