Sniper Training Center opens in Azerbaijan

By  Azertac 

A new Sniper Training Center was commissioned in Azerbaijan on June 7, the Defense Ministry reported.

The leadership of the Ministry of Defense visited the new Sniper Training Center, the ministry said, stressing that with a view to improve the field skills of snipers, the necessary infrastructure close to real combat conditions was created in the territory of the center.”

Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov observed practical shootings and other exercises from the command post, and gave relevant instructions for improving the combat qualities of snipers.

The Azerbaijani Army, which today is considered the most modern army in the Caucasus, consists of Air Force and Air Defense Forces, the Navy, and the Land Forces.

The skills and combat readiness of the Azerbaijani army are growing year by year, as the country’s Armed Forces regularly conduct military exercises. The Azerbaijani army is supplied with modern weapons and technical equipment for maintaining a high level of combat capability.

The army building process is of particular importance for Azerbaijan, as twenty percent of the country's territory is under Armenian occupation and the country is in a state of war with Armenia.