ArmInfo. Aram Jivanyan, Chairman of Armenia's Military- Industrial Complex (MIC) Committee, announced today that his agency has launched a close collaboration with the General Staff of the Armed Forces to systematically inventory the military's most urgent needs. Jivanyan shared the update during a panel discussion at the RISE exhibition and forum.
He noted that these identified needs will be translated into specific areas for domestic manufacturers to target. "We must clearly define our priority development areas. This is a complex and time-consuming work that requires close cooperation with the General Staff," Jivanyan emphasized. Discussing the global competitiveness of Armenia's military-industrial complex, the Committee Chairman noted that the industry is currently navigating a period of "creative destruction" (a macroeconomic process where innovation and new technologies displace outdated systems to build more efficient frameworks-ed). Given this dynamic, Jivanyan believes Armenia should double down on highly specialized niches rather than spreading its resources thin, ultimately aiming to deliver world-class solutions in select technical segments.
The Committee Chairman expressed strong confidence that within the next five years, Armenian defense exports will grow steadily to become a core pillar of domestic business development. Furthermore, he noted that the expansion of this ecosystem will increasingly position the Armenian market as an attractive destination for major international defense industry players.
