National army
The commander of the air defense military unit is Lt. Col. Karen Darbinyan.
The task of the division under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Vachagan Ghazaryan is the safety and protection of the security of our airspace from the enemy offensive.
In November 2014, during the joint exercises of RA Armed Forces and Army of Defense of NKR in Artsakh, the division completing 100km hike, fulfilled the task and was encouraged by NKR President Bako Sahakyan and head of the General Staff of RA Armed Forces, Colonel-General Yu.Khachaturov.
The military unit under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S.Khachatryan marks 21-year anniversary. In the early 1990s combat support units were formed – tank company, anti-aircraft and artillery batteries. On August 30, 1994, by order of the RA Defense Ministry with the unification of these units the military unit was formed.
On August 18, in the military units of the armed forces with the solemnity was given the start of summer training phase. At solemn meetings the administrative board of Defense Ministry, Armed Forces, General Staff, headed by Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan was present.
From August 7 to 8, RA Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan, along with Deputy Chief of RA GS AF Lieutenant-General Haykaz Baghmanyan, 3rd Army Corps Commander Major-General Onik Gasparyan, and other high-ranking military officers, toured the northeastern section of the border.
According to the plan of combat training of the armed forces, on August 7, a one-day methodical gathering of MoD departmental security chiefs was held led by Head of the Troops service and security of military service Department, Colonel Hayk Karapetyan.