Armenian Air Defense

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, including the 2K11 Krug (SA-4 Ganef), S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline), and S-300 long range medium-to-high altitude surface-to-air missile(SAM) systems, the S-125 Neva/Pechora (SA-3 Goa) short range low altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, as well the 9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail), 9K38 Igla-1 (SA-18 Grouse), and 9K310 Igla-1E (SA-16 Gimlet) man-portable shoulder-fired low-altitude surface-to-air missile(SAM) systems. There are also few 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) systems in service in Armenia.There are also 24 Scud ballistic missiles with eight launchers.

References

ee also

*Armenian Air Force
*Armed Forces of Armenia

External links

* [http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2007/02/BAB68D05-6441-4575-AB2B-CBF61BCFBD66.ASP Russia is satisfied with Armenia’s air defense capabilities.]