Fighting efficiency of RA AF AAD (anti-aircraft defense) periodically has been checked during military exercises, the last of them were held in September, 2011 in training ground Ashuluk of Astrakhan district of Russian Federation where our subunits got the highest mark.

“The military parade in Stepanakert was conducted in a high level of organization, it was very impressive. Unlike the previous parade held in 2007, this time many new and powerful arms were shown – new rocket-artillery complexes and non-pilot flying machines (NPFM) which are very important both in tactical and strategic meaning”, – told military expert Hrachya Petrosyants to Panorama.am.

Recently on the initiative of Hayk Harutyunyan, Head of military-patriotic charity NGO “Azatamartik” a Khachqar-Memorial (cross-stone) opening ceremony was held dedicated to the teachers of the school No.87 who perished in Artsakh war. War-participants, NGO representatives, perished soldiers’ parents took part in the ceremony.
The same day the Military Training class was named after perished teacher Nelson Gasparyan.

More than 20 months in military service, actor studio, professional sport, diplomatic education – all this is concentrated in one soldier, Sergeant Vladimir Naljyan, whose friends call him just Vlad.
From 6 years he was participating in karate classes, after a year he was admitted to Sofi Devoyan’s dance-studio. At 9 he again joined karate course headed by Gor Vardanyan. Vlad’s mother, Svetlana has done everything that her sons, besides being model citizens, become also professional sportsmen.