APA reports quoting Russia’s Defense Ministry that military units of the Southern Military District will acquire more than 450 modernized military vehicles including trucks, self-propelled artillery systems, armored vehicles and various missile complexes. 100 missile-artillery systems, including Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile systems, 120-caliber 2S9 Nona-C self-propelled howitzers, Chrysanthemum-S anti-tank missile complexes will be included in the inventory of regional military units.
Infantry and intelligence units of the military district will be equipped with more than 250 BTR-82A – new armored personnel carrier, “Tayfun” and “Tiger-M” armored vehicles.
Russia has been rapidly arming the Southern Military District since the war with Georgia in 2008. In this context, Armenia’s military unit #102 that falls under the Southern Military District is being supplied with new military equipments.