Armenia has become India’s third-largest
defense export partner in 2023-24, following
the United States and France.
Indian defense exports had reached a record
$2.63 billion—a 32.5% increase from the
previous year.
Armenia imported systems like the Pinaka
multi-launch rocket system, Akash-1S air
defense missiles, and Dornier-228 surveillance
aircraft.
It marks a shift away from Russian arms
(which supplied 94% of Armenia’s arms from
2011 to 2020) due to diminished confidence
in Russia’s support after the 2020 Nagorno
Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
Russia has showing increasing closeness with
Azerbaijan in the conflict.
Nagorno Karabakh, a mostly mountainous
region that spans around 4,400 square
kilometers, lies within Azerbaijan.