Editing Azerbaijani Armed Forces (section)

===Navy===
The main naval base of the Soviet Union in the Caspian Sea was based in Baku. When the Soviet Union collapsed, Azerbaijan inherited the naval base and parts of the [[Caspian Sea Flotilla]].<ref name="nvo.ng">{{cite web |url=http://nvo.ng.ru/forces/2007-08-31/3_nato.html |title=В фарватере НАТО |author=Константин Чуприн |date=31 August 2007 |publisher=NVO NG |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112135754/http://nvo.ng.ru/forces/2007-08-31/3_nato.html |archive-date=12 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Azerbaijan Navy]] has about 2,200 personnel.<ref>[[Jane's Fighting Ships]], 2010, accessed February 2010. IISS 2007 attributes 2,000 personnel.</ref> In 2010, the navy had a [[Petya-class frigate|Petya class]] light frigate, ''Qusar'' (G 121), and a number of [[patrol craft]], including one Turk class, ''Araz,'' P 223, one Brya (Project 722) class, P 218, one Shelon (Project 1388M) class, P 212, one Poluchat class (Project 368), P 219, one Luga class (Project 888), T 710, and four Petrushka (Polish UK-3 class), P 213, P 214, P 215, and P 216. There are four [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]]s consisting of 2 [[Sonya class minesweeper]] and 2 [[Yevgenya class minesweeper]]s. (Jane's Fighting Ships 2010)

The Navy is also attributed with 5 [[landing craft]], 3 Polnochny and 2 Vydra (IISS 2007), plus three research ships, 1 Project 10470, A 671, ex Svyaga, 1 Balerian Uryvayev class survey vessel (AG) and one Vadim Popov class survey vessel (AG).

The U.S. Navy has helped train the Azerbaijani Navy. There is also an agreement to provide US support to refurbish Azerbaijani warships in the [[Caspian Sea]]. In 2006, the US Government donated 3 motorboats to the Azerbaijani Navy. In 2007, an agreement between the Azerbaijani Navy and a US military company was concluded, which stated that a part of the Azerbaijani Navy would be equipped with advanced laser marksmanship systems. The US company specialists were also to give training on the use of the new equipment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.az/news/politics/40483.html|title=Azerbaijan Navy to be equipped with laser devices|access-date=4 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111534/http://www.today.az/news/politics/40483.html|archive-date=29 September 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> A number of separate U.S. programmes are underway under the [[Caspian Guard Initiative]], focused mostly on enhancing Azerbaijani and Kazakh maritime border security.

In May 2011, the president of the [[State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic]] [[Rovnag Abdullayev]] stated that Azerbaijan would start production of national warships after 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azerbaijan to produce warships |url=http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=146812 |access-date=9 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120063342/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=146812 |archive-date=20 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Azerbaijan to produce ships|url=http://www.news.az/articles/economy/33686|access-date=9 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410163713/http://news.az/articles/economy/33686|archive-date=10 April 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Naval Intelligence of Azerbaijan maintains the [[641st Special Warfare Naval Unit]]. The special forces were trained by the [[U.S. Navy SEALs]]<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=26294 |title=Navy Special Ops Demos Training in Azerbaijan |author=Donna Miles |date=10 June 2004 |work=American Forces Press Service |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930014831/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=26294 |archive-date=30 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Unit 641 has several [[midget submarine]]s such as Triton-1M and Triton 2 at their disposal as well as underwater tool motion for individual divers. The special unit is composed of 3 reconnaissance groups, 2 groups for mountainous warfare, and one diving group. Obligatory training includes parachute jumping day and night, on land and on water.<ref name="nvo.ng" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://specnazopedia.narod.ru/spnazerbai.html |title=Спецподразделения Азербайджана |date=14 March 2010 |publisher=Specnazopedia.Narod |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425063530/http://specnazopedia.narod.ru/spnazerbai.html |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}</ref>