Armenia
Armenia
Former Soviet Republic.
Declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Fought the Nagorno-Karabakh War against Azerbaijan from 1992-1994.
Collective Security Treaty Organization charter signed between Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
About 5,000 Russian soldiers are stationed in Armenia.
20,000 Armenian soldiers are stationed in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
The Lachin corridor was cut by Azerbaijan forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, cutting off and isolating Armenian forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh area from being resupplied from Armenia. Armenian forces counter attacked and eventually captured the area.
Armed Forces of Armenia
Armed Forces of Armenia
Air Force
3,500 personnel
Main air base located at Erebuni Airport in Yerevan and Shirak airport in Gyumri.
Training base at Arzni.
The Conventional Forces Europe (CFE) treaty limits Armenia to 100 fixed-wing aircraft and 50 attack helicopters.
MiG-25 fighter aircraft (1)
Su-25 ground attack aircraft (15)
Yak-18 trainer aircraft (1)
Il-76 transport aircraft (2)
Tu-134 transport aircraft (1)
Mi-2 utility helicopters used for training (6)
Krunk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Air Defense Force
S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline)
9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher)
9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail)
9K38 Igla-1 (SA-18 Grouse)
S-60 anti-aircraft guns
ZSU-23-4 anti-aircraft guns
Armenia is landlocked and has no navy.
Army
46,683
An additional 20,000 Armenian soldiers are stationed in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
T-80 tanks (20)
T-72 tanks (160)
T-54 tanks (80)
BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles (57)
BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (80)
BRM-1K infantry fighting vehicles (22)
BTR-80 armored personnel carriers (50)
BTR-70 armored personnel carriers (21)
BTR-60 armored personnel carriers (25)
BTR-60 “look-a-likes” (100)
MT-LB armored personnel carriers (145)
BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles (120)
BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launchers
9A51 “Prima” 50 tube 122mm multiple rocket launcher on a Ural 4320 truck.
N-2 multiple rocket launchers. Armenian made. 12 rockets (2 rows of 6). Fires the TB-1 rocket? Fires RPG-7 rounds (TBG-7 and OG-7)?
2S3 Akatsiya 152mm self propelled howitzers
2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self propelled howitzers
D-30 towed 122mm howitzer (90)
D-20 towed 152mm gun/howitzer (34)
9P149 tank destroyers- MT-LB with 9K114 Shturm (AT-6 Spiral) anti-tank missiles
9P148- BRDM-2 with 9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel) anti-tank missiles
9P148- BRDM-2 with 9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel) anti-tank missiles
9K115-2 Metis-M (AT-13 Saxhorn-2)
9K112 Kobra (AT-8 Songster)
T-12 anti-tank guns (29)?
RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers
PK machine guns
AKM assault rifles
AK-74 assault rifles
AKS-74U sub-machine guns
Border Guard
Ministry of Emergency Situations
The Nagorno-Karabakh region has a predominately ethnic Armenian population.
Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army
Deeply entwined and integrated with the Armenian military.
Inherited much weapons and equipment left by retreating Azerbaijani forces.
Su-25 fighter aircraft (2)
Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters (5)
Mi-8 transport helicopters (5)
Krunk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (4)
BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles
WM-80 multiple rocket launchers
BM-21 multiple rocket launchers
SA-3 surface-to-air missiles
SA-4 surface-to-air missiles
shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles
120mm mortars?
BRDM-2 with 4 AT-anti-tank missiles
RPG-7
PK machine guns
AK-47/AKM assault rifles
AK-74 assault rifles
Makarov PM pistols
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