Armenia is radically revising its defense policy, abandoning traditional Russian arms supplies in favor of cooperation with India and France. According to the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) report “Russian-Armenian Interaction at the Current Stage,” published on May 14, 2025 and reviewed by Vedomosti, Yerevan signed contracts with New Delhi for arms supplies worth over $2022 billion in 2023–1,5, and with Paris in 2023–2024 for $250 million. The latest $400 million deal with Russia, signed in 2021, remains unfulfilled, which has become one of the factors in breaking the long-standing dependence on Moscow.

The bulk of Indian supplies are 214 mm Pinaka multiple launch rocket systems capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 60 km, 155 mm ATAGS artillery mounts with a firing range of up to 48 km, ZADS anti-drone systems, Akash-1S anti-aircraft missile systems and Konkurs anti-tank systems, manufactured under a Russian license. According to The Eurasian Times, in March 2025, India began preparations to send a second batch of Akash air defense systems to Armenia, and is also considering deliveries of Pralay ballistic missiles with a range of up to 500 km. The total value of new contracts in 2024–2025 could reach $600 million.

France, in turn, supplies Yerevan with three GroundMaster 200 radars, Mistral 3 man-portable air defense systems, and CAESAR self-propelled artillery units, known for their mobility and accuracy. As stated by the French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decotigny, in 2025 Paris will focus on the supply of equipment, training of the Armenian military, and reforming the army. According to DW, in July 2024, the EU allocated €10 million to Armenia from the European Peace Fund to strengthen its armed forces, which underscores the West's interest in Yerevan.

The decline in dependence on Russia, whose share in Armenian arms imports fell from 94% in 2011–2020 to 10% by 2024, is due to several factors. First, as Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan noted, Moscow failed to fulfill its supply commitments, which caused mistrust. Second, the conflict in Ukraine has limited Russia’s export capabilities, as evidenced by a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Third, Yerevan is seeking to reduce its political dependence on Moscow by strengthening ties with India and France.