According to the report, the Armed Forces of Armenia have:
· 101
T-72 tanks (additional 8 older tanks), and about 200-300 similar tanks are possessed by the Armed Forces of Nagorno Karabakh (verification of data on Artsakh is very difficult).
Armenia also possesses 1 T-90.
· 86 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), 12 reconnaissance combat vehicles, and 130 armored personnel carriers. 75 of IFVs are
BMP-1. Majority of armored personnel carriers are
BTR 60 and
BTR 70. And there are about 250-350 IFVs and armored personnel carriers in the armaments of Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
· 232 artillery units with a diameter of more than 120 mm, including 38 self-propelled, 131 towed units, 51 multiple launch rocket systems and 12 large-caliber mortars.
It is noteworthy that the report does not include the two “Smerch” multiple rocket launchers shown during the military parade in Yerevan in September 2016. There are additional 250-300 artillery systems in possessed by the Armed Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Among them, 40-50 are BM-21 “Grad” multiple rocket launchers.
· The anti-tank units mainly possess “
Fagot”, “
Shturm”, and “
Konkurs” systems. The anti-tank units also have
Т-12 antitank guns.
· Air defense armaments of Armenia’s and Artsakh’s Armed Forces include
S-75,
S-125, “
Krug”, “
Osa” and “
Kub” systems. There are also “
Igla” and “Igla-1” portable air defense systems in the possession of Armenia and NKR. Armenia also has two divisions of S-300PS missile systems.
It is worth noting that though not mentioned in the report, the 2016 military parade makes it clear that Armenia’s air defense also possesses “Buk” missile systems.
· The military aviation is composed of 15
Su-25 “Frogfoot” jet aircrafts, 14 training airplanes, and 2
IL-76 airlifters.
During the recent year, the air force has obtained only one non-combat A-319 Airbus.
· Armenia also possesses “Krunk” unmanned aerial vehicles of local production, which, however, were not included in this year’s report.
· The Air Force also possesses 11
Mi-24 and
Mi-8 helicopters, as well as 2 Mi-9 helicopters (mainly for commanders).
· From tactical ballistic missiles, Armenia possesses 8
“Elbrus” and 4 “
Tochka” missiles.
During the recent year, 4 “Iskander” type missile systems were added.
As it is known, Armenian state authorities are reluctant to pulish figures related to the personnel and the technical resources of the RA Armed Forces.
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