YEREVAN. – Armenia marked Aviation Day on Friday by a demonstration of equipment and aerobatic maneuvers at Erebuni airport in Yerevan (photos).

In his speech, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan underscored role of the air forces in ensuring territorial integrity, independence and security of the country.

“We managed to win the imposed war,” he emphasized.

The audience watched an hour-long show of aerobatic maneuvers. The show especially attracted children who were allowed climb the aircrafts and sit in a cockpit

“I can say that the air defense and aviation have carried out their task from the early days of establishment of the army,” Seyran Ohanyan told reporters.

Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am