Armenia, India discuss military technical cooperation 

ArmInfo.  On February 4, at the administrative complex of the Ministry of Defence, Deputy Minister of Defence of Armenia Karen Brutyan received the Chief of  the Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces, General Anil Chauhan,  who is on an official visit to Armenia.  During the meeting, the  sides discussed a number of issues related to the Armenian-Indian  defence cooperation, as well as military-technical cooperation.

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 Pinaka  214mm multiple launch rocket systems and rockets for them,  unspecified anti-tank missile systems, and various munitions.

In the fall of 2023, Indian Defence Research Wing reported that in  early August, the Indian defence 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.