Indian delegation led by Chief of Defence Staff of Indian Armed  Forces on visit to Yerevan

ArmInfo. A delegation led by General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces, arrived in Armenia on February 1 for an official visit. This was reported by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense. No further details were provided.

Indian media previously reported that Armenia is among the top three  largest buyers of Indian defense products, along with the United  States and France. Over the past four years, Armenia has concluded  several deals with India for the purchase of missiles, artillery  pieces, missile systems, radars, body armor, and night vision  devices, as well as a wide range of ammunition and artillery shells.  Moreover, Armenia became the first foreign buyer of the  Indian-designed Akash air defense system. In late September 2022,  Armenia signed a contract worth over $250 million to purchase weapons  from India, including Indian-made 214mm Pinaka multiple launch rocket  systems and rockets for them, unspecified anti-tank missile systems,  and various ammunition.

And in the fall of 2023, Indian Defence Research Wing reported that  in early August, the Indian defense company Bharat Forge LTD  delivered six ATAGS towed 155mm howitzers to Armenia under a $155.5  million contract. The deal envisages the delivery of 90 artillery  pieces of this type to Armenia over three years.