India and Armenia signed a key defence agreement to strengthen research, innovation, technology development and joint production in the defence sector.

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• India and Armenia signed an agreement on August 17, 2026, to expand cooperation in defence research, development, innovation and joint production.
• The agreement aims to strengthen defence technology, research and industrial cooperation between the two countries while creating new opportunities in mutually beneficial areas.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Armenia’s High-Tech Industry Minister Davit Tadevosyan in Yerevan during his official visit to Armenia.
• Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to expanding defence industrial cooperation and strengthening research and development activities in areas of mutual interest.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh also met Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan to discuss new opportunities for stronger bilateral defence cooperation.
• Singh held discussions with Armenia’s Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Edvard Asryan to explore further opportunities for defence partnership.
• The latest agreement comes after a high-level Armenian military delegation visited India earlier this year to discuss expanding bilateral defence cooperation.
• In April, Lieutenant General Edvard Asryan met Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Air Chief Marshal A P Singh in New Delhi.