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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has proposed enhancing defense cooperation and holding joint military exercises among Turkic states, while denying any intent to form a formal military bloc.

Under the agreement, the participating parties commit to providing mutual assistance in the event of armed aggression against either of them, in order to exercise the right to individual and collective self-defense as recognized by Article 51 of the UN Charter.

A senior adviser to the presidency says Baku has concerns about the UN mandate and lacks the troops to spare.

Turkey is ready to support the Syrian army using the Azerbaijani model, Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler has announced.

In October 2025, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) convened a pivotal summit in Gabala, Azerbaijan, demonstrating its emergence as a significant geopolitical entity in the Eurasian landscape. During the summit, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev emphasized the OTS's evolution into a key geopolitical center, while Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev referred to it as an authoritative structure uniting Turkic populations. This marked a critical juncture in the organization’s development, solidifying its influence in a region that links the Mediterranean to Central Asia.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Minister of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Lord Vernon Coaker.

Brigadier General Chris McKin, Deputy Director for Partnership, Security, Cooperation, and Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention at the United States European Command (EUCOM), has arrived in Azerbaijan with a delegation.

On December 1, the international defense exhibition EDEX-2025 opened in Cairo, Egypt. A delegation from Azerbaijan, led by Minister of Defense Industry Vugar Mustafayev, took part in the opening ceremony.

The Caspian is a geopolitical nexus where the interests of coastal states and global powers converge.

Coffins of soldiers sent to their hometowns following ceremony.

Two overlapping developments in the South Caucasus perfectly highlighted the military imbalance between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the fifth anniversary of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Participants from Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan take part in competition

On November 8, a parade dedicated to the fifth anniversary of Victory Day took place in Baku. Five years ago, the first phase of Karabakh’s liberation from a thirty-year occupation was completed — a conflict that Baku had sought to resolve for three decades through diplomacy and peaceful negotiations.

A grand military parade took place in Baku to mark the fifth anniversary of Azerbaijan’s Victory in the Patriotic War.

The meeting also addressed the close relations of friendship and strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and NATO member states.

As part of NATO’s “Operational Capabilities Concept,” a course titled “Combat Readiness Evaluation of Headquarters, Units and Subunits (CREVAL)” is being held in Baku.

Azerbaijan publicly displayed a Chinese long-range air-defense system for the first time during a military parade rehearsal in Baku.

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has deployed its latest JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jets to Azerbaijan to participate in the bilateral air combat exercise Indus Shield Alpha, the service announced via its official channels on Sunday.

On October 18, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Brad Cooper, Commander of the US Central Command and admiral of the US Navy.

Ankara meeting noted that good-neighborly, friendly relations and mutual ties between 3 nations are constantly developing under the leadership of the heads of state and government.

Baku and Minsk are set to expand military-technical cooperation, a key topic during the visit of First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army, Colonel-General Karim Valiyev, to Belarus.

An official visit of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces delegation, led by First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff, Colonel General Kerim Veliyev, has begun in Serbia.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, received the Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, Army General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, and the delegation accompanying him on a working visit to Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan is moving to expand its long-range strike capabilities with interest in acquiring Slovakia’s AM-120 automated mortar system and the 155 mm EVA self-propelled artillery system.