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In accordance with the 2019 preparation plan of the Armed Forces, large scale military exercises will launch on September 24 in the territory of Armenia entitled “The expansion of the Armed Forces: Combating the adversary’s aggression”. As the defense ministry reported in a press statement, representatives of state and local self-governmental bodies will be involved in the drills.

According to the source, the military exercises are aimed at practical inspection of the advancement of the Armed Forces and implementation of combat plans, the test of involved equipment and forces, exchange of practice among the representatives of state and self-governmental bodies to the command circles of the Armed Forces and military call-up resources. It also aims at synchronization of all units.

During the exercises, different units of the Armed Forces will exercises trainings in near-combat conditions with use of live fire. An information center will be launched at the ministry's administrative headquarters during the exercises, the source added.