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New recruits assigned to Armenia’s Advanced Technologies unit. @armmilEng

🇦🇿 The serviceman of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense’s Special Operations Forces, Alekper Rizvan oglu Guliyev, was killed in the accident during recent large-scale military exercises. According to media reports, the fatal incident occurred when his parachute failed to deploy during the training parachute jump. He was buried today in his native village of Aliabad in the Bilasuvar District. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense has not officially confirmed the incident. Social media reports also tell that Guliyev took part in the military operations in Artsakh in 2023. @armmilEng

🇬🇪 The Georgian Defence Forces conducted scheduled exercises involving two brigades⤵️ ▪️ 5th Artillery Brigade (East) – live-fire drills, reconnaissance operations, and fire control training. ▪️ 2nd Infantry Brigade (West) – a three-week defensive exercise involving unmanned aerial systems and support from special operations forces. The exercises were aimed at improving coordination and combat readiness. They concluded under the supervision of Brigadier Generals Roland Dzneladze and Koba Grigolia. @armmilEng

Two countries long friendly with Moscow moved towards Brussels, pointing to Russia’s waning sphere of influence. Hungary and Armenia were largely pliant allies of the Kremlin’s in years past, but Viktor Orbán’s recent electoral defeat and Yerevan stating its intention to pursue EU membership have upended Moscow’s strategy. @armmilEng

Today Armenia’s Defense Minister visited the Ministry of Defense’s Central Recruitment Center to launch the start of the 2026 summer conscription campaign. @armmilEng

This is the new biometric national ID card of the Republic of Armenia. Ministry of Internal Affairs @armmilEng

In preparation for the start of the 2026 summer conscription campaign, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Eduard Asryan, visited the national recruitment center and conducted an inspection. On site, the Chief of the General Staff reviewed the readiness of conscription working groups and committees, checked the availability and operation of technical equipment, and assessed the preparedness of logistical and medical support systems, internal oversight, and other ongoing preparatory work. Lieutenant General Eduard Asryan issued relevant instructions to the heads of responsible units regarding the proper conduct of the upcoming conscription campaign. @armmilEng

The Armenian government and Iranian contractors have officially launched construction of a 7.2 km tunnel in Armenia’s southern Syunik Province. The tunnel is being built as part of the Agarak–Kajaran highway project, financed through a loan from the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD). Once completed, it will reduce travel time from the Iranian border to Kajaran to approximately 30 minutes. @armmilEng

The DDS-3.1 is a medium-range loitering munition armed with a 5 kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead and designed for one-way precision strike missions. The drone operates fully autonomously and features an advanced anti-jam GNSS navigation system, allowing it to maintain accurate guidance even in areas affected by heavy electronic interference. Its airframe has been designed to minimize radar detectability through the use of composite materials. Combined with its fire-and-forget capability and ultra-low-altitude flight profile, the system is capable of penetrating enemy air defenses with a reduced risk of detection. Designed to engage personnel, military vehicles, armored targets, and radar installations, the DDS-3.1 provides an effective solution for missions involving the suppression of enemy air-defense systems. @armmilEng

🇦🇲🇪🇺 The Ministry of Economy of Armenia published a practical guide to help businesses export to the EU. https://www.1lurer.am/hy/2026/06/19/7/1532721 @armmilEng

🇦🇲🇪🇺🇦🇿The European Court of Human Rights has delivered its first judgment related to the April 2016 Four-Day War between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ruling that Azerbaijan violated the fundamental rights of Armenian Major Hayk Toroyan, who was tortured and killed during the war. In a landmark decision, the Strasbourg-based court found that Azerbaijani forces were responsible for the unlawful killing and torture of Toroyan after he had become defenseless during military clashes near the village of Talish. The court ordered Azerbaijan to compensate the victim's family and take steps to identify and hold accountable both those who carried out the abuse and those who ordered it. @armmilEng

🇫🇷🇦🇲 French defense giant Thales and Armenian company BooTech announced a strategic partnership. In addition to company representatives, the ceremony was attended by Armenia’s Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, French Deputy Minister for the Armed Forces Alice Rufo, and the head of Armenia’s Military-Industrial Committee Aram Jivanyan. For Armenia this is an important signal: Armenian companies are increasingly reaching a level that allows them to develop their own solutions, integrate complex systems and operate according to international standards. Cooperation with a global player of Thales’ scale could become a major step toward developing expertise in Armenia, creating skilled jobs, deepening French-Armenian technological cooperation, and strengthening the country’s strategic resilience. It should be noted that BooTech is a leader in combat management systems. At Eurosatory 2026, the company presented air defense, artillery, and intelligence command and control systems. @armmilEng

Today in Paris, the Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan held a meeting with Catherine Vautrin, the France’s Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs. "Catherine Vautrin congratulated me on my victory in the parliamentary elections. We expressed our high appreciation for the ongoing Armenian-French cooperation, highlighting the importance of further strengthening and developing the effective partnership that has been formed. The discussions covered the advancement and expansion of cooperation in bilateral and multilateral frameworks, as well as several issues concerning regional and international security." @armmilEng

Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee has proposed legal amendments aimed at strengthening safeguards in the electoral process. Based on findings from investigations into corruption-related electoral crimes in the run-up to the June 7 elections, the law enforcement body has proposed a potential ban on political forces involved in such schemes from participating in future elections. The motion to initiate legal amendments was sent by Anti-Corruption Committee Chairman Artur Nahapetyan to Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan. “Emphasizing the importance of ensuring the legality of electoral processes, the Committee has preliminarily summarized the data from proceedings conducted in cases of corruption-related electoral crimes uncovered in the period preceding the 2026 National Assembly elections. The mechanisms through which these crimes were carried out, as well as the circumstances facilitating their commission, have been identified. On this basis, the head of the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia has addressed the Minister of Justice, requesting the initiation of legislative amendments aimed at eliminating the circumstances that facilitate the commission of such crimes. These amendments would minimize the possibility of using the identified criminal schemes in the future, including by banning the participation in electoral processes of political forces involved in such schemes,” the Anti-Corruption Committee said in a press release. @armmilEng