In accordance with the 2026 training plan, the first graduation ceremony of the specialist training course on the Bayraktar TB2 System was held at the Bayraktar Technologies Azerbaijan Flight Training Center operating under the Air Force.

The First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army Colonel General Karim Valiyev held telephone conversations with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Türkiye, Army General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, and the Chief of General Staff of Hungarian Defence Forces, General Dr.

On March 5, at the initiative of the Georgian side, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, and the Minister of Defense of Georgia, Mr.

On March 5, at the initiative of the Turkish side, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr.

The claim by the General staff of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran that it respects the sovereignty of all countries, particularly muslim and neighboring countries, and its denial of the today’s attacks carried out against Azerbaijan using unmanned aerial vehicles cannot be considered acceptable in any way.It was confirmed through technical means that 4 unmanned aerial vehicles were directed by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran toward the Nakhchivan region of Azerbaijan to conduct attacks.

On March 5, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran conducted attacks from Iranian territory using unmanned aerial vehicles against the Nakhchivan International Airport and other civilian infrastructure in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Pursuant to the plan approved by the Minister of Defense, a series of events were held to mark the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide across the troops (forces), Combined Arms Army, army corps, formations, military units of the Azerbaijan Army, as well as in the special educational institutions operating under the National Defense University and at the offices of military attaché representations accredited in foreign countries.

On February 26, the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and other senior staff of the Ministry visited the Mother’s Cry Memorial on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.

The delegation led by the Chief of Armaments - Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Armaments of the Aerospace Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Yurii Grekhov, is paying a visit to Azerbaijan.

Within the 2026 Individual Partnership Cooperation Programme (IPCP) between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO, an Advisory meeting is being conducted in Baku.