Ministry of Defence of Armenia

Ministry of Defence of Armenia
	Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարություն; Hayastani pashtpanut’yan nakhararut’yun
	Emblem of the Armed Forces of Armenia
	; David Tonoyan
Agency overview
Formed	28 January 1992; ago
Jurisdiction	Armed Forces of Armenia
Headquarters	0044 Bagrevandi Street, Yerevan
Minister responsible	David Tonoyan, Minister of Defense;
Agency executives	Davit Pakhchanyan, Deputy Minister of Defense; Artak Davtyan, Chief of the General Staff; Seyran Shahsuvaryan, Press Secretary of the Ministry of Defence;
Parent department	Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union; Headquarters of the 7th Guards Army
Website	www.mil.am/ru

The Ministry of Defence of Armenia (Armenian language: Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարություն ) is an Armenian governmental agency in charge of overseeing the development of the Armed Forces of Armenia. It is located in building 5 on 0044 Bagrevandi Street in Yerevan.^[1] The Ministry of was officially established on January 28, 1992 by decree of the President of Armenia.

Structure[]

Leaders[]

David Tonoyan - Defence minister
Davit Pakhchanyan - Deputy defence minister
Makar Ghambaryan - Deputy defence minister
Gabriel Balayan - Deputy defence minister

Departaments subordinated to the Ministry[]

Defence Policy Departament
Finance, Budget and Planning Department
Capital Construction and Housing Department
Internal Audit Department
Information and Public Affairs Departament
HR and Education Department
Legal Department
Social Security Department

Departments subordinated to the General Staff[]

Departament of Military Preparedness (lead by Major General Andranik Makaryan)
Departament of Military Apparatus (lead by Major General Aris Brutyan)
Departament of Aviation (lead by Major General Avetik Muradyan)
Departament of Missile Troops (lead by Colonel Armen Harutyunyan)
Departament of Air Defence (lead by Colonel Armen Vardanyan)
Departament of the Rear (lead by Major General Norayr Yolchyan)
Department of Signal Troops (lead by Colonel Temur Shahnazaryan)
Department of the Engineer Troops
Department of Armament
Department of the RCBD Troops
Medical Department
Personnel Department
Intelligence Department
Strategic Planning Department
Mobilization Department
Operative Department
Department of Military Service Security
Department of Military Commissars
Financial Department
Human Resources Department

Divisions[]

Physical Training and Sports Division
Radioelectronic Division
Military Communications Division
Military Topography Division
8th Division of the General Staff
Standardization and Metrology Division
Orchestra Division

Responsibilities[]

The Ministry of Defense is the executive body which implements the policies of the Armenian Government in the defense sector. It oversees the budget of the armed forces and ensures the safety of troops^[2]

List of ministers[]

Main article: Defence minister of Armenia

References[]

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[1] ttps://www.spyur.am/en/companies/ministry-of-defence-of-the-republic-of-armenia/70044

[2] ttp://www.gov.am/en/structure/17/

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