The Azerbaijan Defence Ministry has said that the practice of using foreign mercenaries is widely used in the Armenian armed forces due to the lack of conscripts and mobilization resources in that country.

Azerbaijani tankers will compete with tank crews from Belarus, China and Serbia as part of the "Tank Biathlon" international army contest being held in Russia, the Defense Ministry’s press service reported on August 17.

The Caspian Flotilla of the Russian Navy has arrived in Baku to participate in the “International Army Games-2020”, the Defense Ministry said on August 17.

Azerbaijani and Turkish defense ministers Zakir Hasanov and Hulusi Akar have observed the last episode of first large-scale Turkish-Azerbaijani joint drills being held across Azerbaijan, the Defense Ministry reported on August 13.

Azerbaijani servicemen will take part in the “Tank Biathlon” military competition to be held in Russia from August 23 to September 5, the Defence Ministry’s press service reported on August 13.

Some adversaries of our country who settled down abroad, as well as persons financed by the secret services of Armenia and receiving instructions from them, are conducting a slander campaign against Azerbaijani military officials, the Defense Ministry said on its official Facebook page on August 12.

A large military delegation from Turkey headed by Defence Minister Hulusi Akar will visit Azerbaijan today to observe the large-scale joint military drills, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on 12 August.

Land Forces and Air Force's fighter aircraft have been involved in the Azerbaijani-Turkish joint large-scale exercises, the Defense Ministry said on 11 August.

The first stage of the "TurAz Qartali-2020" joint tactical-flight exercises of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Air Forces is underway, the Defense Ministry reported on August 9.

The "truth" about the April 2016 battles, brought to the attention of the Armenian public by the third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan after a long silence, is a lie and slander, and just another unsuccessful attempt to restore his deeply tarnished reputation, Head of the press office of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, Colonel Vagif Dargahli said.