5th republican conference "Modern challenges and opportunities for  development of Armenia`s military industry held in Yerevan 

ArmInfo. The 5th republican conference on the topic "Modern challenges and opportunities for the  development of the military industry of Armenia" was held at the National Research University of the RA Ministry of Defense. This year it has also been organized jointly by the National Research University of the RA Ministry of Defense and the RA Academy of Public Administration.

According to the press service of the University, the main purpose of  the conference was to discuss new challenges in the development of  the military industry of Armenia, obstacles to development and  possible ways to overcome them. For the fifth year now, the  scientific conference has served as an effective platform for  government agencies interested in the development of the industry,  representatives of the scientific, military-scientific and business  communities to present their vision of the development of the  industry and discuss possibilities for solving problems related to  this.

The opening speech of the conference was made by the head of the  National Defense Research University of the RA Ministry of Defense,  Major General Gennady Tavaratsyan, who emphasized the importance of  the conference from the point of view of presenting effective  proposals for the development of the industry to the  military-political leadership. In turn, Gagik Harutyunyan,  Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs of the RA Ministry of Defense,  scientist-analyst of the group of strategic games and modeling of the  RA Ministry of Defense, emphasized that the development of the  military industry for Armenia can simultaneously solve two important  problems: economic development and security, and therefore has  ontological significance for the state.

  During the conference, a scientific report was made by Ph.D. M.  Markosyan on the topic "Modeling military operations as a means of  choosing directions for the development of the military industry";  Ph.D.  R. Vardanyan on the topic "Modern solar photovoltaic  converters used in the armed forces and the possibilities of  organizing their production"; researcher at the Institute for Applied  Policy Research, military analyst L. Nersisyan on the topic "New  opportunities for the Armenian military industry in the context of  the entry of Western weapons components into the market"; Doctor of  Economic Sciences, Professor, Head of the Research Center  "Alternative" T. Manaseryan on the topic "Opportunities provided by  cooperation between the state, the private sector and the expert  community in the development of the military industry of the Republic  of Armenia"; Candidate of Legal Sciences, Chairman of the Chamber of  Auditors N. Sargsyan on the topic "Consideration of the military  industry as a locomotive for the development of the Armenian  economy."

Based on observations, opinions and recommendations expressed during  the conference, summarized results in the form of recommendations for  the development of the industry will be presented to the relevant  government authorities.