Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

[londontsi]

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As far as I know londontsi Armenia and US military have been working together in such small scales for a while now so to me this is not new. They were helping us setup a better pilots training facilities and Armenian generals do travel to US in joint cooperation. Russia is aware of this and there are no problems.

Armenia seems to never turns down good training or new ways of warfare which we quickly mix (Armenianize) with our ancient fighting ways.....including modifications of weapons and equipment.

I understand cooperation which can contribute to some trust of intentions aswell as allow input for our forces to evolve for the better.
Management and welfare of the squaddies would also be part of that. I think these are good things.

At a higher level there are agreements and treaties which do not allow the US to help Armenia at the expense of Azerbaijan and vice versa.
There are also constraints which would not allow the US to supply equipment to either side not to increase tension and fuel the conflict.
Also constraints of supply of equipment to a country that belongs to a different military block / alliance.

Therefore the the ceiling is well defined.

To me the statement has more than a military description of the processes but has political overtones.
Why not say "improves its army", simple and sweet.

Armenia is part of CSTO and never declared an ambition to be a western style army.

May be there is some truth in the statement that there can be no free lunch.

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[burjuin]

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102nd military base of the Russian Armed Forces in Gyumri, Armenia. 988th anti-aircraft missile regiment.
S-300V

[burjuin]

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The CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force’s “Cooperation 2012” jointmultinational military exercise in Armenia.

[burjuin]

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Armenian Air Force
Aircraft Repair Unit

[burjuin]

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[burjuin]

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[burjuin]

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[Hakob]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0myHREWUFA&feature=BFa&list=PLA5B9D8337B075853

Regards to our military style. How about this...
Every conscript is thought to dance Kochary and yarkhushta and implemented just before assignments or military events (combat training or real) under life music and with the same responsibility, uniformity and attention as any military drill. Besides raising morale it will teach team work, assist discipline, comaraderie and pride. Many armies try to implement something more besides regular standard drills and while lot of others have not much in deep folkloric, national military ( in blood) dances to aid them, we do. And I have read that historically war dances have been performed by our ancestors in millenia. There is a record that before Maragha battle Mkhitar's solders danced it.
Some military experts could insist that dances like that are not serios and thing of the past and backwardness. But it is us and our genius of how can we implement something national and old that can be positive and aid as modern and helpfull.
Instead of sitting in ocean's cold water with whole unit and telling that freezing together teaches team endurance and bonds the members together, like navy seals do, we tap into human soul and sense of national uniqueness to get bonding.

[burjuin]

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Armenian MOD delegation returns from Afghanistan

November 30, 2012 | 11:44

YEREVAN. – A delegation led by Armenia’s Minister of Defense, Seyran Ohanyan, paid a working visit to Afghanistan—from November 25 to Wednesday—, where Armenian peacekeepers likewise are engaged in the ongoing peacekeeping mission.

Before heading to Afghanistan via the United Arab Emirates (UAE), however, the delegation met with representatives from the UAE’s Armenian community on November 25. The minister highly appreciated the role played by the Armenian diaspora communities and responded to the questions posed by the community representatives, MOD press service informs.

On Monday, Armenia’s Defense Minister met in Kabul with the commanders of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. ISAF Deputy Commander, UK Armed Forces Lieutenant General Nick Carter gave a high assessment to Armenia’s contribution to the activities toward establishing security and stability in Afghanistan.

On the same day, Seyran Ohanyan was received by Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, the Afghan Defense Minister. Mohammadi extended his thanks to Armenia’s military and political leadership and its peacekeepers for their involvement in the international efforts to establish stability in Afghanistan. In his turn, Ohanyan reaffirmed Armenia’s commitment to the aforesaid involvement.

On Tuesday, the delegation led by Armenia’s Defense Minister headed to Mazar-e-Sharif and Kunduz Provinces, to meet with the Armenian peacekeepers that are serving there and the commanders of the local coalition forces.

In Mazar-e-Sharif city, Ohanyan met with the Commander of ISAF Regional Command – North, German Armed Forces Major General Erich Pfeffer. The German general expressed his appreciation for the services of the Armenian peacekeepers.

Next, the delegation led by Ohanyan visited Camp Mike Spann, an ISAF military base nearby Mazar-e-Sharif, where sixty Armenian peacekeepers are stationed. The local commanders assessed the contribution of the Armeian troops as crucial.

The delegation’s next stop was the military base in Kunduz city, where sixty-one Armenian peacekeepers protect the nearby airport. Also, five Armenian instructor officers, who provide consulting services to Afghan military units, are stationed here, too. The German commanders of the military base commended the Armenian peacekeepers. In his turn, Seyran Ohanyan underscored the Armenian peacekeepers’ pivotal role in Armenia’s proper involvement in international peacekeeping efforts.

The delegation led by Armenia’s Minister of Defense, Seyran Ohanyan, returned to Armenian capital city Yerevan on Thursday.

http://news.am/eng/news/130611.html

[KarotheGreat]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0myH...B9D8337B075853


Regards to our military style. How about this...
Every conscript is thought to dance Kochary and yarkhushta and implemented just before assignments or military events (combat training or real) under life music and with the same responsibility, uniformity and attention as any military drill. Besides raising morale it will teach team work, assist discipline, comaraderie and pride. Many armies try to implement something more besides regular standard drills and while lot of others have not much in deep folkloric, national military ( in blood) dances to aid them, we do. And I have read that historically war dances have been performed by our ancestors in millenia. There is a record that before Maragha battle Mkhitar's solders danced it.
Some military experts could insist that dances like that are not serios and thing of the past and backwardness. But it is us and our genius of how can we implement something national and old that can be positive and aid as modern and helpfull.
Instead of sitting in ocean's cold water with whole unit and telling that freezing together teaches team endurance and bonds the members together, like navy seals do, we tap into human soul and sense of national uniqueness to get bonding.

What kind of military education do you have to make such statements?
From my experience of leading people a real team spirit is formed when people are put in tough situations and have to work together to get out of it and not from dancing and other things that will not help them doing their jobs.
You used the navy seals, one of most elite units that exist today, as a bad example? Why not learn from them and use their techniques as much as possible (because for some of the things they do you have to be crazy)?
We need to learn from the best and see how they do it and adapt it to our situation. So that is why I think the Armenian military needs to do more field trainings with the jogats and also introduce history to the jogats. What I mean by that is, every jogat gets its own identity and spirit and its own banner. Give the soldiers a sign that they can wear with pride and have different jogats compete to be the best, us humans grow to our true potential when we are competing with others.