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29 April 2013 [17:11] - Today.Az
Baku will hold a military parade on June 26 in connection with the 95th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, the Deputy Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Chingiz Mammadov told Monday.
"In short, the parade will be grand," the Deputy Defense Minister said, responding to the question on types of troops and equipment to be demonstrated during the parade.
The parade will feature all kinds of troops and types of equipment of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, military sources informed Trend.
According to the decree of the President of Azerbaijan from May 22, 1998, June 26 is celebrated as the Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan.
Last military parade was held in 2011 in the central square Azadlig and was timed to coincide with the Day of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the 20th anniversary of the restoration of independence.
The parade was attended by 6,000 soldiers of the Armed Forces, up to 400 pieces of military equipment and weapons systems, including about 50 units of modernized military combat vehicles, about 60 weapons produced and upgraded in Azerbaijan, 14 armored personnel carriers, 35 attack helicopters, 22 combat aircraft, eight training aircraft, 28 ships, boats and other equipment.
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