  Armenia, France explore defense tech cooperation April 5, 2025 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Minister of High-Tech Industry, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, met with Emmanuel Kiva, Head of France’s Directorate General of Armaments under the Ministry of the Armed Forces, as part of his working visit to France. The talks focused on the development prospects of defense industry cooperation between Armenia and France. The parties also discussed potential programs for technological collaboration, opportunities to launch technology exchange initiatives, and issues related to the development of defense technologies in Armenia, among other topics. Yerevan and Paris have signed a contract for the purchase of CAESAR howitzers. A military-technical cooperation agreement was also concluded between Armenia’s Ministry of Defense and French defense company KNDS. Armenian Defense Minister Papikyan attended the opening of the Eurosatory international exhibition, toured the booths, reviewed the exhibits, and held meetings with representatives of several defense industry companies.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Turkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks  The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
