Ministry of Defence of Armenia

The Ministry of Defence of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարություն) often abbreviated to the RA Ministry of Defence is an Armenian governmental agency in charge of overseeing the development of the Armed Forces of Armenia. It is Armenia's ministry of defence. It is located on 5 Bagrevand Street, Yerevan.[2] The Ministry of was officially established on 28 January 1992 by decree of the President of Armenia.

Ministry of Defence of Armenia
Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարություն
Hayastani pashtpanut’yan nakhararut’yun
Emblem of the Armed Forces of Armenia

Vagharshak Harutiunyan
Agency overview
Formed28 January 1992 (1992-01-28)
JurisdictionArmed Forces of Armenia
Headquarters0044 Bagrevand Street, Nor Nork District, Yerevan[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Parent departmentMinistry of Defense of the Soviet Union (union wide)
State Defense Committee
Headquarters of the 7th Guards Army
Websitemil.am/en

History of creation

On 5 December 1991, by the decision of the Government of the Armenian SSR, the State Defense Committee under the Council of Ministers was created. The first head of this department was sikbashi. On 28 January 1992, the Government of Armenia adopted a resolution "On the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia", which was actually a renaming of the previously created State Defense Committee. Sargsyan was appointed the first Minister of Defense of Armenia. The police patrol and special operations regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, the civil defense regiment of the Civil Defense Headquarters of the Republic of Armenia and the republican military commissariat were transferred to the subordination of the newly formed ministry. The next step was the creation of the central apparatus of the Ministry of Defense, which included the Main Headquarters and management. In May 1992, the Ministry of Defense carried out the first conscription of military servicemen on the territory of the republic. The formation of the military department coincided with the beginning of large-scale operations in the first Karabakh war, in which the Armed Forces of Armenia actively participated. The Ministry of Defense was directly involved in the command of the Armenian forces in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and the formations of the Artsakh Defense Army. At the end of hostilities in early 1994, the military department of Armenia began the process of military reformation.[3][4]

Structure

Apparatus
  • Collegium’s Work Organization Division
  • Insignia Division
  • Supervisory Department
  • Administrative Division
  • Analytical Division
  • Secretariat Division

Departments subordinated to the Ministry
  • Defense Policy Department
  • Finance, Budget and Planning Department
  • Capital Construction and Housing Department
  • Internal Audit Department
  • Information and Public Affairs Department
  • HR and Education Department
  • Legal Department
  • Social Security Department
  • Logistics Department

Other units and services

Military Police

The Military Police (Armenian: Ռազմական ոստիկանություն; Rrazmakan vostikanut’yun) fall under the command of the Ministry of Defence, being considered to be a division that is separate from the central apparatus.[8] The Military Police was established in May 1992 and had no special status until 2007,[9] when a law to define the Military Police status was adopted. Its status is defined in the RA Law on Military Police, which says that the Military Police is responsible for the investigation of military crimes in the armed forces that were committed on the territory of military units and the deterrence of crimes being planned or committed by military servicemen. The Military Police Bylaws were approved by the Government of Armenia on 25 December 2008.

The military police is in control of the peacekeeping brigade.

Separate Regiment of Protection
Members of the regiment during the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade.

The Separate Regiment of Protection is a security unit of the armed forces under the ministry. The Honour Guard Company falls under its command. it descends from the Yerevan Special Regiment, founded on 20 September 1990 with 26 platoons from Yerevan.[10] In 2008, the reigment, as this point known as the Capital Regiment, handed over its territory to the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade, moving to a different location.[11] It it has taken part in the 2010,[12] 2015[13] and 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parades[14][15] on Red Square. It is currently led by Colonel Ashot Hakobyan a graduate of the Moscow Higher Military Command School.[16][17] The Armenian contingent at the 2010 parade was led by the grandson of Soviet Armenian Marshal Sergei Khudyakov, Lieutenant Colonel Vardan Khanferyants.[18][19] The contingent's color guard held the flag of the 89th Rifle Division in the latter two parades.[20]

Chaplaincy Program

The Army Chaplaincy Program of the Armenian Apostolic Church (the national church of Armenia) is made up of more than 50 clergymen who currently serve as military chaplains to the Armed Forces.[21] It is jointly funded and sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and the church.

Central Clinical Military Hospital

It was created on March 15, 1994 in Yerevan.[22] In May 2020, the surgical department, the neurosurgery department and the anesthesia department were named after Major Sergey Harutyunyan, Captain Karo Heboyan and Lieutenant Tigran Hovesyan, who were killed in a helicopter crash in early January 2000.[23]

General Staff

According to the Military Doctrine of the Republic of Armenia, the functions of the General Staff of the Armed Forces include:[24]

  • Holistic operational command and control of troops, including combat units and rear support unit
  • Development of plans for the combat use of the Armed Forces
  • Planning and coordination of peacetime activities of all types of forces: the Border Troops, the former Internal Troops and other armed units.

Departments
  • Departament of Military Preparedness
  • Departament of Military Apparatus
  • Departament of Aviation
  • Departament of Missile Troops
  • Departament of Air Defence
  • Departament of Rear Services
  • Department of Signal Troops
  • Department of the Engineer Troops
  • Department of Armaments
  • Department of the RNBC Defence 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 and Units

Ministry responsibilities
David Tonoyan with Sergey Shoygu at the defence ministry.

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[25]

List of ministers
Main article: Defence minister of Armenia

See also

References
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  9. "Law of the Republic of Armenia "About military police"". cis-legislation.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  10. http://mil.am/en/libraries/36
  11. https://newsarmenia.am/news/politics/arm1-20080322-41846775/
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  14. "Armenia to participate in Victory Day military parade in Moscow". armenpress.am.
  15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6oTM4gSQAw
  16. https://mir24.tv/news/16064444/lico-armii-pochetnyi-karaul-armenii-gotovitsya-k-paradu-pobedy
  17. "Армянские военные готовятся к параду Победы в Москве - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  18. http://nv.am/stalin-i-beriya-ne-lyubili-armyan-a-mne-nado-bylo-vzletet/
  19. https://www.trud.ru/article/16-01-2015/1321261_sbityj_letchik/print/
  20. LLC, Ayb Solutions. "НАШИ УЧАСТНИКИ ПАРАДА".
  21. The Army Chaplaincy Program of the Armenian Church
  22. http://amda.am/?p=1821&lang=en
  23. https://mil.am/en/news/7878
  24. Military Doctrine of the Republic of Armenia. Paragraph 51. On the website of the RA Ministry of Defense
  25. http://www.gov.am/en/structure/17/
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