Archive · 17 Aug 2026
India, Armenia Discuss Defence Cooperation, Pinaka, Akash Systems
India and Armenia are two countries that are becoming close friends.
A very important Indian defence leader named Rajesh Kumar Singh visited Armenia.
He met Armenia's defence minister, Suren Papikyan, in the capital city Yerevan.
They talked about how the two countries can work together on defence.
India has been selling military equipment to Armenia.
Armenia bought Indian rocket launchers called Pinaka and air defence systems called Akash.
The two countries have been working together more since 2020.
Some other countries, like Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan, are also close friends.
India wants to make new friends and sell more defence equipment around the world.
Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan in Yerevan to discuss expanding bilateral defence cooperation.
Singh arrived in Yerevan on August 16 for a two-day visit and was received by India's ambassador and senior Armenian Defence Ministry officials.
India has emerged as an important supplier of military equipment to Armenia, including Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers and Akash air defence systems.
Defence ties between India and Armenia have expanded significantly since 2020 through a series of major defence agreements.
The partnership is seen against the backdrop of increasingly close strategic relations between Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan.
- Who
- Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan
- What
- Discussions on expanding bilateral defence and strategic cooperation between India and Armenia
- When
- Monday, during Singh's two-day visit that began with his arrival in Yerevan on August 16
- Where
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Why
- To strengthen the growing defence partnership amid shifting geopolitical dynamics in the region
- Meeting
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh with Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan
- Location
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Visit
- Two-day visit; Singh arrived August 16
- Defence systems
- Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers, Akash air defence systems
- Partnership since
- 2020
- India's role
- Important supplier of military equipment to Armenia
- Regional context
- Closer ties between Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan