Modernization of Azeri Army Not Matter of several months and even years

PanARMENIAN.Net - Modernization of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan is not a matter of several months and even years. The shortest way is to transfer at least part of military detachments to forming on the basis of a contract, as well as launching staff retraining programs similar to Train and Equip, held in Georgia with the support of the US analyst of Spectrum Center for Strategic Analysis Sergey Sargsyan told PanARMENIAN.Net In his words, even Georgian experience shows that making even a few battalions comply with NATO standards takes 2-3 years. Besides, as neither Armenia, nor NKR are not going to attack anyone, the expenses for sustaining combat efficiency for a defense doctrine will be lower," Sargsyan underscored.



At the same time he underscored that the complicated relief in the conflict zone, deeply echeloned system of NKR Defense Army positions, modern engineering fortification, impossibility for Azerbaijan to have an advantage in the air in the foreseeable future allow sustaining the current balance of power for a long period of time. "Although, of course relaxing and hoping for the balance to be sustained by itself is inadmissible. On the other hand this is rather the military aspect, while the excessive financing of Azeri Defense Ministry at the expense of social programs is the political one and it may arouse wide discontent of the population," he said.

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