Azerbaijan drone capacity

Non-NATO

Fleet estimate2025

unknown

Not disclosed

Source: IISS Military Balance — operation confirmed; no consolidated published fleet count ↗

Manufacturer count2025

unknown

Not disclosed

Source: IISS Military Balance — primarily an operator/importer; no authoritative count of indigenous makers ↗

Defense drone budget (€)2025

unknown

Not disclosed

Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database — Azerbaijan total military expenditure ~$3.8bn (2024, SIPRI; 2023: $3.6bn); no drone-specific budget ↗

Notable systems2025

high

Bayraktar TB2, IAI Harop (loitering munition), Orbiter

Source: SIPRI, arms transfers to Nagorno-Karabakh / New America, World of Drones (https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/reports/world-drones/) ↗

Combat use indicator2025

high

Confirmed — decisive use of TB2 and Harop loitering munitions in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war (and the 2023 operation)

Source: SIPRI, arms transfers to Nagorno-Karabakh ↗

Export status2025

low

Not an exporter — importer/operator (Türkiye, Israel)

Source: SIPRI, arms transfers to Nagorno-Karabakh ↗

Indigenous production2025

low

Limited — primarily imported (Türkiye, Israel); domestic assembly via the Azad Systems JV (Azerbaijan MoD + Israel's Aeronautics) of Orbiter/Aerostar UAVs and Orbiter 1K loitering munitions in Baku

Source: SIPRI, arms transfers to Nagorno-Karabakh — Azerbaijan is import-heavy (Türkiye, Israel); the Azad Systems JV (domestic Orbiter/Aerostar assembly) per Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_Industry_of_Azerbaijan) [system ID] ↗

Metrics not listed above are not yet assessed for Azerbaijan — distinct from “Not disclosed”, which means a metric was assessed but no figure is published.

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