Servicemen of the Armenian armed forces arrived in Germany on September 8 to participate in participate in Combined Endeavor 2011, the largest collaborative military communications exercise in the world.

Combined Endeavor is a multi-nation exercise involving nearly 40 NATO, Partnership for Peace and strategic security partners, DVIDS website reports.

“This exercise provides a good opportunity for us to share knowledge and experience between participating countries,” the website quotes Armenian Lt. Col. Aram Gevorgyan, Armenian delegation chief.

Gevorgyan stressed that although the main objective of exercise is exchange of experience in communication techniques and technologies, relations and bonds formed working alongside other nations has been valuable.

It is for the ninth year consecutive year that Armenian troops are participating in the exercise.