On September 7, 2024, Turan reported that Azerbaijan received its first DITA 155mm self-propelled howitzer from the Czech company Excalibur Army, marking the beginning of a planned delivery of over 70 units as indicated by AZE.media on May 6, 2024. As clarified by Praise The Steph on September 9, 2024, this unit will be on display at the Azerbaijan ADEX International Defence Exhibition, scheduled for September 24-26, 2024.
This delivery was later indirectly confirmed by Slovak parliamentarian Juraj Krupa, a member of the Slovak National Council, who mentioned that state companies are currently prioritizing the production of barrels for Azerbaijan over supplying components for the Zuzana self-propelled howitzers intended for Ukraine.
The addition of these self-propelled howitzers comes as the Azerbaijani armed forces continue to enhance their artillery capabilities. As of 2023, the Azerbaijani Army’s artillery inventory includes 1,251 units. Among these, there are 153 self-propelled howitzers: 68 units of the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika, 14 units of the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya, 18 units of the 2S19 Msta-S, 36 units of the Dana-M1M, five units of the 155mm ATMOS 2000, and 12 units of the 203mm 2S7 Pion. The army also possesses 551 towed howitzers, consisting of 423 units of the 122mm D-30, 36 units of the 130mm M-46, and 92 units of the 152mm caliber, including 49 units of the 2A36 Giatsint-B and 43 units of the D-20. Additionally, there are 17 units of the 120mm 2S31 Vena gun/mortar.
The Azerbaijani inventory further includes 282 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 71 units of the 107mm T-107, 130 units in the 122mm category, including 78 BM-21 Grad, 16 IMI Lynx, 18 RM-70 Vampir, and 18 T-122, along with 10 units of the 128mm RAK12. There are also 17 units of the 220mm TOS-1A and 36 units in the 300mm category, comprising 30 units of the 9A52 Smerch, six units of the Polonez, and 18 units of the 302mm T-300 Kasirga. The mortar inventory totals 248 units, including 230 units of the 120mm type, such as five Cardom, 27 M-1938 (PM-38), and 198 units of the 2S12, in addition to 18 self-propelled 120mm Sand Cat with Spear systems.