Armenia

India is set to export one of its prized possessions of the rocket, the "Pinaka" missile system, to conflict-ridden Armenia.

India’s military assistance for Armenia comes against the backdrop of its regional rival’s bonhomie with Azerbaijan. These radars track incoming rockets, mortars, and artillery shells and provide the precise location of enemy launchers and positions. Each launcher has its computer, allowing it to function independently if it becomes separated from the other five vehicles during a battle. India is set to export its indigenously developed Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers for the first time. The complete details of these armaments have not yet been disclosed. Pinaka is a multi-barrel rocket launcher primarily developed for the Indian Army. The deal also comes when India has recorded its highest-ever defense export and is chasing an even higher target. The system is mounted on a Tatra truck for mobility. The six launchers of a battery are all connected via a command post. Each launcher has a separate direction of fire. While Armenia has often turned to Russia for support, Moscow’s preoccupation with war against Ukraine has garnered limited assistance. Azerbaijan, for one, has received backing from its traditional allies and supporters, Turkey and Israel.

India has reportedly signed a $250 million deal to export arms and ammunition to Armenia, which is currently engaged in a tense stand-off with its neighbour ...

Notably, there has been an exponential increase in defence exports. The Centre has set a target to sell weapon systems worth Rs 35,000 crore overseas by 2025. The Pinaka system has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation and is manufactured by Indian private firms

India has reportedly signed a deal with Armenia to supply weapons worth ₹2000 crore to the country at a time when it is engaged in a military conflict with ...

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According to the source, the government to government route was used to sign a number of contracts for the supply of arms and ammunition to Armenia earlier this ...

According to the source, the government to government route was used to sign a number of contracts for the supply of arms and ammunition to Armenia earlier this month. The Armenian side is yet to confirm the news. India has signed a significant export order for missiles, rockets and ammunition to Armenia,

Described as a long-range rocket artillery system, the Pinaka works as a group of up to 6 launcher trucks that coordinate their firing attack at a ...

On September 15, a new round of military clashes erupted on the Armenia-Azeri border. While both sides claim to be responding to the other's aggression, ...

In the long-term, the Armenia-Azerbaijan situation can only be understood as a boiling cauldron of exterior pressures – and for the conflict to end, these pressures must let up. In the short-term, it would be ideal for another peacekeeping mission to become possible – a strong Russian presence in the Lachin corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh region has been successful in reducing immediate violence and ensuring regular flow of goods. To the west and its allies, Armenia and Azerbaijan are merely competing to see if Russia can maintain its sphere of influence or lose yet another formerly-Soviet ally, and the west has bet on its failure. Condemning all violence, paying homage to the Armenian genocide, and encouraging the development of several NGOs on Armenian soil are all elements of a strong soft-power overture. Since its inception as an independent state after the fall of the USSR, Armenia has fallen under the Russian sphere of influence, and has greatly benefited from the partnership. In the second, Russia would lose a key ally in the Caucasus and be almost entirely encircled by NATO-friendly powers on its western borders. In the first case, Russia would be significantly weakened and suffer the attrition of two wars. The division appears unsolvable, but the question must be raised as to what the world’s powers are doing, what should they be doing, and what will become of Armenia? It looks as though, for the immediate future, Armenia and Azerbaijan are going to fight without intervention. The Nagorno-Karabakh oblast is ethnically Armenian and is administrated by the self-proclaimed independent state of Artsakh, and has fought to remain so since the first Nagorno-Karabakh war in 1988. Armenia has an artery of trade to the oblast through the Lachin corridor, a travel lane protected by Russian peacekeeping troops since a ceasefire agreement of 2020. Iran traditionally supports both Armenia and Russia in opposition to the block of Turkish countries, however, they are unlikely to take any major actions to protect Armenia, as starting a war on the doorstep of Turkey and Russia would upset the balance of power too much.

Following clashes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the two countries are aiming to draft a peace treaty to prevent further conflict.

[News.am](https://news.am/eng/news/720865.html), September 18). [Report.az](https://report.az/en/region/kazakh-fm-difficult-to-discuss-border-violation-since-no-delimitation-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia/), September 14). [Azatutyun.am](https://www.azatutyun.am/a/32037436.html), September 16). It is necessary to unblock economic and transport ties in the region, to delimit the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and to conclude a peace treaty between the two countries,” referring to the three major dimensions of the peace treaty negotiations ( [News.am](https://news.am/eng/news/721086.html), September 19). Plan To Power 100% Of Its Flights With Renewable Jet Fuel](/Alternative-Energy/Biofuels/The-US-Plan-To-Power-100-Of-Its-Flights-With-Renewable-Jet-Fuel.html) According to the agreements reached in Brussels, the foreign ministers are supposed to meet and work on the draft texts for a peace treaty. [State.gov](https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-with-armenian-foreign-minister-ararat-mirzoyan-and-azerbaijani-foreign-minister-jeyhun-bayramov-before-their-meeting/), September 19). During a phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Blinken urged him “to cease hostilities and stressed that the United States would push for an immediate halt to fighting and a peace settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan” ( [State.gov](https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-call-with-azerbaijani-president-aliyev-6/), September 13). [Related: Aluminum Prices Soar By Record 8.5% As LME Weighs Ban On Russian Metals](/Metals/Commodities/Aluminum-Prices-Soar-By-Record-85-As-LME-Weighs-Ban-On-Russian-Metals.html) Amid this escalation, the Armenian government unsuccessfully sought to draw support from major powers and convince them to apply pressure on Azerbaijan. However, the fact that all major mediators (e.g., Russia, the European Union, and the United States) and international organizations (e.g., the United Nations) are urging both sides to delimitate and demarcate their borders and sign a peace treaty suggests that it will be difficult for Yerevan to resist the peace treaty initiatives for too long. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed parliament in the wake of clashes at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Where and what kind of weapons Armenia buys. - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivers thinly veiled rebuke of Armenia's strategic ally.

It is possible to develop the military industry in Armenia with the help of India or create a joint production.” The newspaper, without naming anyone, also quoted a high-ranking Armenian official as saying that “the [44-day war](https://jam-news.net/topic/military-combat-in-karabakh-2020/) showed the uselessness of Russian military equipment against Turkish weapons, especially Bayraktar drones.” Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan noted that the defense and military-technical spheres have great potential and are extremely promising for both countries. The prime minister said that Azerbaijan “has some success” in relations with these same allies and is trying to prevent the supply of weapons to Armenia. On September 28 the Armenian Defense Ministry reported that at 18:00, the Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire in the direction of combat positions located in the eastern direction of the border. On September 13 he stated from the rostrum of parliament that not all countries are ready to sell weapons to Armenia: Armenian-Indian relations intensified after the 2020 war. Moreover, the agreement on mutual assistance with Russia “was not activated”, although Armenia officially applied for help. “The national interests of Armenia and India coincide on many issues. The prime minister stressed that the Azerbaijani units which attacked Armenian positions were also on Armenian territory. “Unfortunately, they have some success in relations with our allies. Opinions from Yerevan](https://jam-news.net/are-there-any-countries-ready-to-sell-weapons-to-armenia-opinions-from-yerevan/)

Yerevan, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinian, proposed the deployment of international observers on the border with ...

The two countries clashed again on September 23, 2020 with heavy casualties on both sides, and in November, after two months of fighting, the two nations reached a ceasefire mediated by Russia. Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh since that territory, with a majority Armenian population, decided to secede in 1988 from the then Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. According to the head of the Armenian government, it could be a mission of the UN Security Council, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) or another body.

Sources told the Economic Times that the order also includes the export of Indian-manufactured Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers that are already being used ...

Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher produced in India and developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for the Indian Army. As of 2019, an upgraded guided missile version of the system has been test-fired, with a range of over 90 km, the India-based WION news agency reported. The deal also reportedly includes anti-tank rockets, as well as range of other arms and ammunition.

While Armenia deals with a surge in violence with Azerbaijan in a new flare-up of tensions, India has decided to export missiles, rockets, and ammunition, ...

The issue of ensuring a land transport link between Turkic-speaking Azerbaijan and its ally Ankara via Armenian territory has emerged as the primary sticking point. Under the deal, Armenia ceded swathes of territory it had controlled for decades, and Moscow deployed about 2,000 Russian peacekeepers to oversee the fragile truce. Several regiments of the system subsequently emerged during the 2000s. As a key tactic of long-range artillery battle, launchers must’shoot and scoot’ to avoid becoming targets themselves, especially due to the back blast. While the value of the deal has not been disclosed, the report claims that armament worth $250 million will be sold in the coming months. [India](https://www.news18.com/india/) has decided to export missiles, rockets, and ammunition, including indigenous Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers, according to the Economic Times.

The government-to-government contract was used to sign a number of agreements for the delivery of weapons and ammunition to Armenia earlier this month. The ...

The Pinaka missile launcher is the first-ever indigenously developed military equipment to be sold to a foreign nation. The six launchers of a system are all connected via a command post. Each launcher has a separate direction of the firing. In 44 seconds, all of the 72 missiles may be launched, destroying a 1 km2 area. According to the Indian government, the nation sells military and defence armaments to around 75 nations. The Pinaka can locate the location of enemy launchers and positions and track approaching artillery shells, mortar rounds, and rockets.

For India, the conflict by itself may not be of any immediate consequence but the positive impact it would have in cementing the Turkey-Pakistan alliance, ...

[Nancy Pelosi](/topic/nancy-pelosi), whose Taiwan visit against Chinese protests created a major stir, also landed up in Armenia and went on to identify Azerbaijan as the aggressor and provocateur. Clearly, this leverage has provided Azerbaijan a window to prise open the ceasefire and seek to militarily settle its political conflict with Armenia. The key difference this time is that it has escalated matters on the undisputed parts of its border with Armenia. Interestingly, India has a more robust economic relationship with Azerbaijan compared to Armenia, including [ONGC](/topic/ongc)investments in gas fields there but that currently seems to be paling in significance. In fact, with Russia preoccupied in Ukraine, it appears Azerbaijan has decided to press ahead militarily to further its gains. On the other hand, Turkey and Azerbaijan have been resolute supporters of Pakistan's position on the Kashmir issue of late.