Defense Minister: Armenia`s external security environment has not  undergone positive changes

ArmInfo.  The external security  environment of the Republic of Armenia has not undergone positive  changes. This is stated in the vision of the Minister of Defense of  Armenia David Tonoyan regarding the priorities and goals of the Armed  Forces of the country. According to him, on the contrary, the  conflict in our region and its environs is growing day by day,  moreover, the global pandemic has temporarily limited the  possibilities for cooperation, and immediate military threats remain  highly probable.

"Therefore, a reliable defense system, primarily a modern and  efficient army, remains the main guarantee for the formation of  long-term security guarantees both in Armenia and Aratsakh, as well  as providing the necessary safe environment for the sustainable  development of the two Armenian states, ensuring stability in the  negotiation process on the upland the Karabakh settlement and  speaking in the peace process from a position dictating the will of  the people of Artsakh, "Tonoyan noted.

At the same time, the head of the Armenian defense department noted  that over the past period the army's tasks have not changed, Armenian  troops continue to be deployed opposite our enemy - along the state  border of Armenia and the entire line of contact of the Artsakh  forces - actively using new technical means, improved methods and  ways of carrying out combat duty roster.  According to him, units  continue to participate in exercises and trainings, mastering the new  generation weapons and offensive tactics.  According to him, the  Armenian intelligence continues to control the enemy, with deeper and  wider involvement, and the air defense system continues to carry out  daily duty, holding at gunpoint targets of different sizes and flying  at different heights, and aviation continues to improve its air  superiority skills, mastering multi-functional new generation  aircraft, and their own engineering and radio-electronic systems  every day increase the ability to suppress possible enemy actions  both on the ground and in the air.  Pointing to the global trends in  the development of military art, Tonoyan noted that they are so  fleeting that it is impossible to keep up with them, not only from  the point of view of the need to ensure an adequate scientific base,  but also to possess the resources necessary for this, and most  importantly their proper implementation.  Pointing out that in some  armies it is not only possible, but also encouraged to use new  technologies, the Armenian Minister of Defense emphasized that the  Armenian Armed Forces have no right to make such experiments and  innovations that can, at least temporarily, block our defense and  combat readiness of the army.  On the other hand, according to  Tonoyan, it is unacceptable to neutralize threats of a military  nature, relying on outdated knowledge, experience, strategy, control  procedures and weapons.  "They are clearly outdated and could become  more dangerous for our defense in the near future. In a rapidly  changing security and military environment, we must have advanced  capabilities to predict existing and potential military threats,  allowing us to anticipate, evaluate, prevent, deter and ultimately  Therefore, it's important for us not only to acquire modern military  knowledge, which will become obsolete over time, but also to  introduce flexible procedures of "continuous training" and adaptation  to a changing security environment, "said the head of the Armenian  defense department. In conclusion, Tonoyan expressed his conviction  that in order to achieve this goal as soon as possible, an initiative  culture must be rooted in the Armed Forces of the Republic of  Armenia.