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News | 21.10.05 | 16:00

Fit for a Fight?: Armenia and Azerbaijan flex military muscles, vow to not be overcome

By Aris Ghazinyan
ArmeniaNow reporter

Armenia’s defense budget will increase by 20 percent next year, from $125 million to $150 million, as announced following a session of the National Assembly Tuesday (October 18).

News of the increase comes less than a month after it was learned that Armenia has purchased 10 assault planes, increasing its air power arsenal from 6 to 16.

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