What is Artsakh Defence Army?
{{nosources|date=May 2020}} {{use dmy dates}} {{use British English}} {{Infobox national military | name = Artsakh Defence Army | native_name = {{No italics|{{lang|hy|Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ}}}} | image = | alt = | caption = Patch | image2 = | alt2 = | caption2 = | motto = | founded = 9 May 1992 | disbanded = 21 September 2023 | current_form = | headquarters = [[Stepanakert]] | flying_hours = | website = <!--{{URL|example.mil}}--> <!-- Leadership --> | commander-in-chief = [[Samvel Shahramanyan]] | commander-in-chief_title = [[President of Artsakh|Commander-in-Chief]] | chief minister = | chief minister_title = | minister = Lieutenant General Kamo Vardanyan | minister_title = [[Ministry of Defence (Artsakh)|Minister of Defence]] and Defence Forces Commander | chief_of_staff = | chief_of_staff_title = Chief of the General Staff | commander = | commander_title = <!-- Manpower --> | age = 18 | conscription = 24 months | manpower_data = | manpower_age = 18–27 }} The '''Artsakh Defence Army''' also known as the '''Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army''' was founded on 9 May 1992, as the formal defence force of the unrecognized [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]], made up of [[Armenians]]. It is internationally recognised to be part of [[Azerbaijan]]. == Related pages == * [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war]] {{Authority control}} {{military-stub}} {{Military of Asia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army}} [[Category:Military of Armenia]]