Armed Forces of Armenia

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The Armed Forces of Armenia are the military organization responsible for defending Armenia’s sovereignty and security, historically active in regional conflicts including those over Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia ⓘ
Armenian Armed Forces ⓘ
commanderInChief President of Armenia ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
controlledBy Ministry of Defence of Armenia ⓘ
cooperatesWith Russian Armed Forces ⓘ
country Armenia ⓘ
engagedInConflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war ⓘ
First Nagorno-Karabakh War ⓘ
Four-Day War (2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes) ⓘ
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ⓘ
border clashes with Azerbaijan ⓘ
border clashes with Turkey (historical tensions) ⓘ
establishedAfter dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
formationYear 1992 ⓘ
hasBranch Air Defense Forces of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Armenian Air Force

Armenian Air Force ⓘ
Armenian Army ⓘ
Border Guard Troops of Armenia ⓘ
Special Forces of Armenia ⓘ
hasConscription yes ⓘ
hasMilitaryAcademy Marshal Baghramyan Military Institute ⓘ
Vazgen Sargsyan Military University ⓘ
headquartersLocation Yerevan ⓘ
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
historicalPrecursor Armenian volunteer detachments in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ⓘ
Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Soviet armed forces
hosts Russian 102nd Military Base in Gyumri ⓘ
languageOfCommand Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
legalBasis Constitution of Armenia ⓘ
laws on defense and military service of Armenia ⓘ
memberOf Collective Security Treaty Organization ⓘ
participatesIn international peacekeeping missions ⓘ
partOf national security system of Armenia ⓘ
peacekeepingDeployment Afghanistan ⓘ
Kosovo ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
primaryMission defense of Armenia's sovereignty ⓘ
protection of Armenia's national security ⓘ
protection of Armenia's territorial integrity ⓘ
region South Caucasus ⓘ
serviceType conscription ⓘ
professional military service ⓘ
standardServiceAge 18 ⓘ
standardServiceObligation fixed-term compulsory service ⓘ
subordinateTo Government of Armenia ⓘ
usesEquipmentFrom Russia ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
various post-Soviet states ⓘ
usesScript Armenian alphabet ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war → belligerent → Armed Forces of Armenia ⓘ
Turkish–Armenian War (1920) → belligerent → Armenian Army ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Shahumyan District → disputedBy → Armenian forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
SA-11 Gadfly → usedBy → Armenian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
9K33 Osa → usedBy → Armenian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Armed Forces of Armenia → alsoKnownAs → Armenian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Armed Forces of Armenia → alsoKnownAs → Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Armed Forces of Armenia → hasBranch → Armenian Army ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Jabrayil → wasOccupiedBy → Armenian forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Treaty of Alexandropol → stipulatedDemobilizationOf → Armenian armed forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Battle of Bash Abaran → opponent → Armenian forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Ovanes Hakhverdyan → militaryBranch → Armed forces of the First Republic of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Battle of Artaxata → opposingForce → Armenian army ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
secretary of the Security Council of Armenia → worksWith → Armenian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Red Army invasion of Armenia → participant → Armenian Army ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia
Kalbajar region → occupiedBy → Armenian forces ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces of Armenia