MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

What MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA does

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia is the government ministry established in 1991 following Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union, responsible for national defence policy and command of the Armenian Armed Forces. It reports to the President of Armenia as Commander-in-Chief and operates four core wholly-owned educational and research subsidiaries: the Vazgen Sargsyan Military Academy, the National Defence Research University (NDRU), the Monte Melkonyan Military College in Dilijan, and the YSMU Military Medicine Faculty.

The ministry's operational scope spans territorial defence, military conscription and mobilization via regional commissariats across all marzes, international peacekeeping deployments (Kosovo, Afghanistan, Lebanon/UNIFIL, and previously Iraq), export control licensing for military and dual-use goods through the national single-window platform at trade.gov.am, and social programs for servicemen and their families. Its digital surface includes the official mil.am trilingual website and the ImBanak mobile application for citizen-facing conscription services.

Revenue derives entirely from the Republic of Armenia state budget allocation; there is no commercial pricing or fee structure. The ministry's strategic posture is defined by dual alignment as a CSTO founding member and a NATO Partnership for Peace/IPAP participant, combined with bilateral military cooperation with the United States, Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, China, Iran, and OSCE/ICRC engagement.

Name

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Legal name

Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia

Website

https://mil.am

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia is the Armenian government ministry, established 1991, responsible for national defence policy and command of the Armenian Armed Forces, operating military educational institutions and international peacekeeping deployments, and funded entirely by the state budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Defence and Military Administration

NAICS

National Security (928110), International Affairs (92812), National Security and International Affairs (9281), National Security (92811), Administration of Veterans' Affairs (92314)

akta.pro primary industry

Military Operations & Force Readiness (BPAIAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Defense Infrastructure, Installations & Base Operations (BPAIAHAK), Specialized Military Schools (Aviation, Naval, Cyber, Intelligence, Medical) (EDAHAOAG), Defense Universities & Joint Professional Military Education (PME) (EDAHAOAB), Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services (BPAIAHAL), Development Cooperation & Foreign Aid Administration (BPAIAIAG)

Keywords

• National defence services
• Military conscription
• Peacekeeping operations
• Military education
• Armed forces management

Headquarters

HQ city

Yerevan

HQ country

Armenia

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: Funded through Republic of Armenia state budget as a government ministry responsible for national defence

Go-to-market motion2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia is a state government ministry that administers the Armenian Armed Forces, manages national defence policy, and oversees military conscription, mobilization, international peacekeeping operations, military education through its academies and colleges, export control licensing for military equipment, and social programs for servicemen and their families.

Product overview

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia operates primarily as a government institution rather than a commercial product company. Its primary digital offerings include the ImBanak mobile application for military conscription services, the official mil.am website for public information and services, military education programs (including the National Defence Research University, Vazgen Sargsyan Military Academy, Military Medicine Faculty, and Monte Melkonyan Military College), social programs for servicemen and their families, and regulatory services for military export control licensing. The institutional website functions as the main information and service delivery platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ImBanak Mobile Application

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArmenia is a founding member of CSTO. Membership and military, military-political and military-technical cooperation within its framework is observed as one of the principal directions of international cooperation for provision of military security. ARM MoD is actively integrated into almost every military component of CSTO.
• NATO (Partnership for Peace)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArmenia-NATO relationship has a very important role in Armenian security assurance system. Cooperation with NATO is realized within the framework of NATO Partnership for Peace project through IPAP. According to IPAP assessment, Armenia continues to record progress in defence and military fields.
• United StatesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive bilateral cooperation including military training exercises, defence reforms support, and peacekeeping coordination
• Russian FederationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive military and military-political cooperation within CIS framework
• GermanymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in military sector, Armenian peacekeepers deployed under German command in Afghanistan (ISAF)
• OSCEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation considered essential for stability and security in the region. Armenia-OSCE cooperation is important as the issue vital for Armenia is being solved by OSCE Minsk Group
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation mainly refers to giving information about Armenian war prisoners in Azerbaijan and the possibility of their exchange
• GreecemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive military cooperation including spiritual service exchanges
• United KingdommajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive military cooperation with ties being developed
• FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMilitary cooperation ties developed and being developed
• IranminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreserves military relations in Middle East region
• ChinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in military-technical and military education spheres in South-East

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• NATO: Armenia's other principal security framework partner through the Partnership for Peace and Individual Partnership Action Plan. Comparable as an enabling institution that shapes Armenian defence reform, training, and interoperability objectives.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Humanitarian organisation with which the Armenian MoD cooperates, principally on war prisoners held in Azerbaijan and exchange negotiations. Comparable as a thematic peer for the Ministry's international-engagement and IHL-compliance functions.
• Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): Russia-led regional security organisation of which Armenia is a founding member. The Armenian MoD is integrated into nearly every military component of the CSTO, making it the closest institutional framework peer for collective defence and joint exercises.

Broad incumbents

• United States Department of Defense: The largest and most-resourced defence ministry in the world. A current bilateral partner to Armenia (training exercises, defence reform support, peacekeeping coordination), and a reference point for IPAP-style reform pathways Armenia is pursuing.
• Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom: A larger NATO defence ministry with active bilateral cooperation with Armenia. Comparable as a reference peer for professionalisation, defence education, and export-control regimes under which Armenian personnel train.
• Ministry of the Armed Forces of France: Major European defence ministry with active bilateral military cooperation ties being developed with Armenia. Comparable as an institutional peer and as a partner in defence-reform and capability-building dialogues.

Regional players

• Ministry of Defence of Georgia: Defence ministry of a neighbouring Caucasus country facing similar Russian-border, NATO-aspiration, and small-state force-structure challenges. Operates a comparable conscription-plus-contract model and pursues NATO interoperability through similar PfP/IPAP-style programmes.
• Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan: Defence ministry of the other principal South Caucasus state. While militarily larger and aligned differently, it is the most direct regional counterpart given shared geography, parallel Soviet-era legacy force structures, and overlapping peacekeeping and export-control functions.

Direct peers

• Estonian Ministry of Defence: Defence ministry of another small post-Soviet state on NATO's frontline with Russia. Shares Armenia's profile of building reserve-based forces, pursuing digital defence services, and managing a small defence budget against a much larger neighbour.
• Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania: Defence ministry of a small post-Soviet NATO member state that successfully transitioned from a conscription-heavy force to a professional, NATO-interoperable model. Directly comparable to Armenia's reform trajectory, IPAP-style partnership work, and small-state defence planning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/armenia_mod
• Facebookfacebook.com/ArmeniaMOD

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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