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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out again on Sunday (9/27/2020) in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The fighting, according to an Associated Press (AP News) report, is the largest since 2016. Since the Soviet Union dissolved in the late 1980s, the two countries have clashed in the region.
Report AFP He said the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Ministry said Azerbaijani troops were “carrying out artillery fire” along the front lines. However, Azerbaijan argues that this was carried out because there had been previous attacks on guard posts in that country.
Nagorno-Karabakh claims its independence and has the support of Armenia. Ethnic closeness is the cause.
However, internationally recognized, this territory is still included in the territory of Azerbaijan. Ethnic Armenians are predominantly Christian, while Azerbaijanis are predominantly Muslim.
The UN Security Council has called for the fighting to stop. Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to call for a ceasefire and open discussions for both sides of the conflict.
However, both parties ignored this matter. The war, which is still ongoing, has claimed more than 100 lives.
So which military power is the most prominent? The following is a comparison, compiled from various sources.
Armenian military force
Armenia is ranked 111th out of 138 countries according to the military potential ranking Global firepower (GFP) annual. The report places Armenia’s PwrIndx rating at 2.1251 (with 0.0000 considered perfect).
Currently, it is estimated that Armenia has 240,000 military personnel with 45,000 troops and 200,000 reserves. In terms of air power, Armenia is known to have Shukoi Su-30SM (4), Su-25K (13), Mi-24/35 (15), Mi-8/17/171 (12), IL-76 ( 3), L-39 (6). Mi-2 (6) and Su-25UBK (1).
Armenia has also ordered eight Su-30SMs from Russia. On the ground, Armenia is known to have 110 tanks, 748 armored vehicles, 38 pieces of self-propelled artillery, 150 pieces of crane artillery, and 68 rocket projectors.
Launched at the same time, several Armenian-owned tanks include the T-72, T-80, T-55, and T90S. Meanwhile, armored vehicles such as the BTR-80, MT-LB, Tigr, BRDM-2, to BMP-2.
Unfortunately, Armenia does not have power at sea because it does not have warships or aircraft carriers. Launching Armed Force, The military budget of Armenia is only about 500 million dollars or 7.4 trillion rupees (assuming 14,917 rupees / US dollars) per year or 0.1% of the military budget of the United States.
Azerbaijan military force
Report Global firepower states that Azerbaijan is much stronger than Armenia, ranking 64th out of 138 of the countries considered for the annual GFP review. Azerbaijan is ranked 0.9463 PwrIndx.
Azerbaijan is estimated to have 426,000 troops with a total of 126,000 assets and 300,000 reserves. The country is also known for 147 major air defense systems teams including MiG-21 (5), MiG-29 (12), Su-25 (12), Mi-8/17 (65), Mi-24 ( 17), Ka-27 (4), Bell 412 (2), IL-76 (1), L-39 (12), MFI-395 (10) and Mi-2 (7).
On land, Azerbaijan has 570 tanks and 1,451 armored vehicles. Azerbaijan’s tanks are the T-72 SIM2, T-90 and T-55. Armored vehicles like Otokar Cobra, MT-LB, BMP-2, BTR-80, even Cougar. Azerbaijan also has 237 self-propelled artillery and 196 rocket artillery.
Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan has sea power. Although they do not have aircraft carriers, they do have a Petya-class frigate, as well as four Triton-2m and Triton-1 submarines.
Azerbaijan’s military budget is also more than five times that of Armenia, which is US $ 2.73 billion or Rp. 40.7 billion. The budget is equivalent to 0.4% of the US military budget, which amounts to $ 610 billion or Rs 9 billion.
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