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The Armenian Air Defense is the anti-aircraft branch of the Armed Forces of Armenia. It was equipped and organized as part of the military reform program of Ter-Grigoriants.

“On the one hand, Armenia’s national system of air defense makes us happy,” said General Vladimir Mikhaylov. “On the other, we will keep helping you, including with means and forces existing at the Russian military base No. 102 which is stationed here.”

The Armenian Defense Ministry was established in the country on Supreme Council Chairman’s order. Vazgen Sargsyan was appointed to the post of defense minister. Later, the defense ministerial seat was handed over to Vazgen Manukyan, Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Serzh Sargsyan.

Armenian Air Defense forces comprise of an anti-aircraft missile brigade and two regiments armed with 100 missile launchers of mostly Soviet and now Russian manufacture.

1 Missile
2 Gallery
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

Missile

S-300 - long range medium-to-high altitude surface-to-air missile(SAM) systems
Scud ballistic missile-(Scud-B, Scud-C)
2K11 Krug (SA-4 Ganef) - long range, medium-to-high altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system
S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) - high-altitude, command guided,surface-to-air missile(SAM) system
9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) - highly mobile, low-altitude, short-range tactical surface-to-air missile system
9K35 Strela-10 - highly mobile, visually-aimed, optical/infra-red guided, low-altitude, short-range surface to air missile system
S-125 Neva/Pechora (SA-3 Goa) - short range low altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems
9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail) - man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile system with a high explosive warhead and passive infrared homing guidance
9K38 Igla-1 (SA-18 Grouse) - man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile(SAM)
9K310 Igla-1E (SA-16 Gimlet) - man-portable shoulder-fired low-altitude surface-to-air missile(SAM) systems.

Gallery

References

External links

Russia is satisfied with Armenia’s air defense capabilities.

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History (timeline)

Early	Origins · Name · Kura-Araxes culture · Hayk · Hayasa-Azzi · Nairi · Kingdom of Urartu · Orontid dynasty · Kingdom of Armenia · Byzantine Armenia · Bagratuni Armenia · Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Middle	Persian Armenia · Ottoman Armenia · Russian Armenia

Modern	Democratic Republic of Armenia · Soviet Armenia · Independent Armenia

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