Armenia Announces First-Ever Arms Export Amid Drone Industry Boom

Armenia has officially announced the export of weapons for the first time in its history, though the headline-grabbing declaration leaves behind a number of unanswered questions: what exactly was sold, who purchased it, and why many believe the deal likely involved drones and software-based military systems. Attention has now shifted toward identifying the companies that may stand behind the export — and understanding what role Europe, Ukraine, and Yerevan’s emerging alliances may have played. On the eve of the announcement, Armenia’s Minister of High-Tech Industry, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, proudly declared that Armenian defense enterprises had exported military products abroad for the first time since the country gained independence.