 The base was designed by architects L. Sh.Khristaforyan and R. G. Asratyan and design engineers E. N. Tosunyan and I. G. Baghramyan.In November 2013, the Armenian government announced its intention to expand the space allotted to the Russian Air Force to house new buildings, fuel-storage facilities, and helicopter landing pads to host a squadron of 18 attack helicopters.