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Armenia is in the process of implementation of Individual Partnership Action Plans (IPAPs), which is a program for those countries that have the political will and ability to deepen their relationship with NATO. The Ministry of Defense is in charge of political leadership, currently headed by Seyran Ohanian, while military command remains in the hands of the General Staff, headed by the Chief of Staff, who is currently Lieutenant-General Yuri Khatchaturov.

In February 2003, Armenia sent 34 peace keepers to Kosovo where they became part of the Greek contingent. Lithuania covers all study expenditures. [62] Armenia redeployed them in July to serve alongside American soldiers in Kosovo.

They deal with planning and reservist preparation, armaments and equipment storage, training of formations for active forces rotation or increase in personnel. Ministry Of Defence of The Republic Of Armenia, People of the American Civil War by state, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2014, Articles incorporating text from the World Factbook, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, Centre for International Studies and Research, http://books.google.com/?id=5lc9jxSKfuEC&pg=PA32.

The Signal Troops of the Armed Forces were formed during the Artsakh War.

There are currently 70 Armenian soldiers serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers. Armenia joined the Kosovo Force in Kosovo in 2004. The Armed Forces of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի զինված ուժեր) comprise two services: the Army, and the Air Force and Air Defense (a unified branch). Armenia participates in NATO's Partnership for Peace (PiP) program and it is in a NATO organization called Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC). The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia comprise two services: the Army, and the Air Force and Air Defense (a unified branch).

It consists of an anti-aircraft missile brigade and two regiments armed with 100 anti-aircraft complexes of various models and modifications, including the SA-8, Krug, S-75, S-125, SA-7, SA-10, SA-13, SA-16 and SA-18.
[65][66] On 7 October 2008, Armenia withdrew its contingent of 46 peacekeepers. The S-300 was paraded for the first time in the 2011 Parade and the only S-300 missile system (SA10 Grumble) which likes mobility.

The Ministry of Defence is in charge of political leadership, headed by Davit Tonoyan, while military command remains in the hands of the general staff, headed by the Chief of Staff, who is Lieutenant-General Onik Gasparyan. Embassy cables: Truth about Putin and Medvedev – over a bottle of vodka, "Advanced Russian Missiles ‘Deployed In Armenia’", http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/25005647.html, http://www.pims.org/news/2008/08/06/rubezh-2008-the-first-large-scale-csto-military-exercise, http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090204/119984654.html, With Russian Prodding, CSTO Begins Taking Shape, Lithuanian Defense Minister Going To Armenia, Kansas National Guard aiding Armenian military, "Armenia to deploy more soldiers to Kosovo", http://www.serbianna.com/news/2006/02761.shtml, Armenia to double its peacekeepers' contingent in Kosovo, "Armenia's third contingent of peacekeepers now in Iraq", http://news.monstersandcritics.com/intelandterror/article_1089436.php/Armenias_third_contingent_of_peacekeepers_now_in_Iraq, "Armenian defense minister to visit Iraq as Armenia to extend the small troop presence", http://library.aua.am/library/news/archive/2006_11-14.htm, "ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPERS TO STAY AN EXTRA YEAR IN IRAQ", http://web.archive.org/web/20070318193724/http://www.azg.am/?lang=EN&num=2005120601, Armenian troops pull out of Iraq: US military, Parliament approves decision on expanding the Armenian contingent in Afghanistan, "Armenia Reports ‘Unprecedented’ Arms Acquisitions", http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2317594.html, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html, "Fit for a Fight? [16] Armenia established a Ministry of Defense on January 28, 1992. [29] In addition, the NKR Defence Army maintains a small air-force of 2 Su-25s, 5 Mi-24s and 5 other helicopters. The relevant memorandum was signed on 3 September 2003, in Yerevan and ratified by the Armenian Parliament on 13 December 2003. The Guardian. [52] Furthermore, the CSTO is an observer organisation at the United Nations General Assembly. On 23 June 2006, Uzbekistan became a full participant in the CSTO and its membership was formally ratified by its parliament on 28 March 2008. On 12 January 2009, the Russian ambassador was invited to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs and asked about this information. Armenia is in the process of implementation of Individual Partnership Action Plans (IPAPs), which is a program for those countries that have the political will and ability to deepen their relationship with NATO.

Lithuania covers all study expenditures. The Ministry of Defense of Armenia said that the units at military bases have been supplemented.

The statement was made while the Minister was inspecting a new air-defense command point that maintains "state-of-the-art equipment" built specifically for the operation of the S-300's. [17] Since 2002, Armenia has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which also acts as a safeguard against a possible Azerbaijani military attack against Armenia.[18]. Lithuania has been sharing experience and providing consultations to the Armenian Defense Ministry in the field of democratic control of armed forces, military and defense concepts and public relations since 2002. The force is intended to be used to repulse military aggression, conduct anti-terrorist operations, fight transnational crime and drug trafficking, and neutralize the effects of natural disasters.[40][41]. In 2003, the two countries signed a military cooperation accord, under which Greece will increase the number of Armenian servicemen trained at the military and military-medical academies in Athens. studies, Regional countries could potentially launch counterterrorism actions inside Azerbaijan, says The Reserve Forces consists of Enhancement Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, and Training Grounds.

They deal with planning and reservist preparation, armaments and equipment storage, training of formations for active forces rotation or increase in personnel. In February 2003, Armenia sent 34 peace keepers to Kosovo where they became part of the Greek contingent.

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Officials in Yerevan have said the Armenian military plans to substantially increase the size of its peace-keeping detachment and counts on Greek assistance to the effort. The Army is functionally divided into Active and Reserve Forces. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors call for immediate The charter reaffirmed the desire of all participating states to abstain from the use or threat of force. Russian specialist started to train Armenian teams on sophisticated Missiles and Defensive Systems. Russia is Armenia's closest ally. [20] In February 1999 the Deputy Minister of the Interior and Commander of the Internal Troops, Major General Artsrun Makarian, was found shot dead. [33], At the first meeting of the joint Russian-Armenian government panel for military-technical cooperation that took place during autumn 2005, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov reported that, Russian factories will participate in the Armenian program of military modernization, and that Russia is prepared to supply the necessary spare parts and equipment. Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars and artillery on Sept. 27.