Editor's Foreword

174 The MiliTary Balance 2010
Armenia ARM
armenian Dram d 2008 2009 2010
GDP d 3.64tr
US$ 11.9bn
per capita US$ 4,014
Growth % 6.8 -15.6
inflation % 9.0 3.0
Def bdgt d 121bn 144bn 163bn
US$ 395m 376m
FMa (US) US$ 3.0m 3.0m 3.0m
US$1=d 306 385
Population 2,967,000
age 0 – 14 15 – 19 20 – 24 25 – 29 30 – 64 65 plus
Male 12% 5% 5% 4% 17% 4%
Female 11% 5% 5% 4% 22% 6%
capabilities
ACTIVE 46,684 (army 43,772, air/aD aviation
Forces (Joint) 1,044, other air Defence Forces 1,868)
Paramilitary 4,748
Terms of service conscription 24 months. Reserves some mob
reported, possibly 210,000 with military service within 15
years.
OrgAnIsATIOns by sErVICE
Army 16,803; 26,969 conscripts (total 43,772)
5 Army Corps HQ
FOrCEs by rOLE
Army 1 (1st ) corps HQ (1 indep tk bn, 1 maint bn, 1
indep recce bn, 2 indep MR regt);
1 (2nd ) corps HQ (1 indep arty bn, 1 indep tk bn,
1 indep recce bn, 1 indep rifle regt, 2 indep MR
regt);
1 (3rd ) corps HQ (1 indep sigs bn, 1 indep rifle
regt, 1 indep arty bn, 1 indep tk bn, 1 indep recce
bn, 1 indep rocket bn, 1 maint bn, 4 indep MR
regt);
1 (4th ) corps HQ (1 indep sigs bn, 1 indep SP arty
bn, 4 indep MR regt);
1( 5th ) corps HQ (with 2 fortified areas) (1 indep
MR regt, 1 indep rifle regt);
MR 1 bde (trg)
SF 1 regt
Arty 1 bde; 1 SP regt
AT 1 regt
Engr 1 regt with Demining centre
AD 1 SAM bde;( 2 regt; 1 (Radiotech) regt)
EQUIPMEnT by TyPE
MBT 110: 102 T-72; 8 T-54
AIFV 104: 80 BMP-1; 7 BMP-1K; 5 BMP-2; 12 BRM-1K
APC (W) 136: 11 BTR-60; 100 look-a-like; 21 BTR-70; 4
BTR-80
ARTY 239
SP 38: 122mm 10 2S1 Carnation; 152mm 28 2S3
TOWED 131: 122mm 69 D-30; 152mm 62: 26 2A36; 2
D-1; 34 D-20
MRL 51: 122mm 47 BM-21; 273mm 4 WM-80
MOR 120mm 19 M-120
AT • MSL 22
SP 13 9P149 MT-LB Spiral
MANPATS 9 AT-5 9K113 Spandrel
AD • SAM
SP SA-4; SA-6
TOWED SA-2; SA-3
Air and Air Defence Aviation Forces 1,044
AD/Air 1 (Joint) comd; 2 air bases, 1 avn sqn
EQUIPMEnT by TyPE
AIRCRAFT 16 combat capable
FTR 1 MiG-25 Foxbat
FGA 15 Su-25 Frogfoot
TPT 2 Il-76 Candid
TRG 4 L-39 Albatros
HELICOPTERS
ATK 8 Mi-24P Hind*
RECCE 2 Mi-24K
CBT SPT 14: 2 Mi-24R; 10 Mi-8MT; 2 Mi-9
TPT 9 PZL MI-2
GUNS
SP ZSU-23-4
TOWED 23mm ZU-23-2
RADAR • LAND 6 SNAR-10
Paramilitary 4,748
Ministry of internal affairs
FOrCEs by rOLE
Paramilitary 4 bn
EQUIPMEnT by TyPE
AIFV 55: 5 BMD-1; 44 BMP-1; 1 BMP-1K; 5 BRM-1K
APC (W) 24 BTR-152/BTR-60/BTR-70
Border Troops
Ministry of National Security
AIFV 43: 5 BMD-1; 35 BMP-1; 3 BRM-1K
APC (W) 23: 5 BTR-60; 18 BTR-70
DEPLOyMEnT
Legal provisions for foreign deployment:
Constitution: Codified constitution (1995, amended 2005)
Specific legislation: ‘Law on Defence of the Republic of
Armenia’
Decision on deployment of troops abroad: by the president,
in accordance with ‘Law on Defence of the Republic
of Armenia’ (Article 5 (2) (1). Also, under Art.55 (13) of
constitution, president can call for use of armed forces
(and National Assembly shall be convened). (Also Art.81
(3) of constitution.)
sErbIA
NATO • KFOR • Joint Enterprise 70