  Armenian borders equipped with new Igla-S and Igla-Super missiles November 16, 2017 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The air defense arsenal of the Armenian armed forces will soon be replenished with automated equipment which will boast bigger opportunities and have the ability to respond to the entire range of airborne targets, a military official has said, according to Hay Zinvor newspaper. According to Colonel Artur Poghosyan, Armenia has new contract with a number of countries. He revealed that the Armenian armed forces have acquired quite a large batch of Igla-S and Igla-Super man-portable surface-to-air missiles, and that they have already reached some frontline battalions. "Igla-S is a high-precision missile and the best in its category The ones we bought are new and will cause no problems for a long time," Poghosyan said.  Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
