ArmInfo. Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2016-2017. bought weapons worth about $ 700 million, according to a report published yesterday on the state of the world arms trade between 2013 and 2017 of the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). According to the report, Armenia occupies the 54th place in the world in terms of arms import for 2016-2017.
For two years, the country imported weapons worth $ 124 million, 100% of the arms supplies to Armenia fell on Russia. "In 2016-2017, Armenia purchased 6 units of the Smerch burst fire system, 200 Verba mobile missile systems and 9M133 anti-tank missile systems Kornet," the report says.
As for Azerbaijan, it took 27th place in terms of arms imports: in two years the country purchased arms worth $ 551 million, mainly from Israel and Russia. In 2017, Azerbaijan imported from Israel 4 units of OPV-62 warships, 40 Orbiter UAVs (including those manufactured in the country), 215 anti-tank missiles Spike-NLOS.
Moscow supplied Baku with 36 units of heavy flame-throwing systems (TOS-1), 40 BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, and 800 Chrysanthemum ATGM units. In Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan purchased 18 units of 152-mm self-propelled gun-howitzer "Dana". Another 10 units of the 122-mm RM-70 rocket launcher were purchased in the Czech Republic. Leaders in the arms export market, according to the report, remain the United States and Russia. The United States accounts for almost 34% of the world's arms sales, while the Russian Federation accounts for 22%.