In the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, both sides used a lot of UAVs, but Azerbaijan is willing to work on propaganda, and Armenia also uses Machine UAVs, only because there is less propaganda and does not attract much attention.
Fight tanks
Due to the large scale of drone operations, both sides must attach great importance to anti-drone operations. But for both sides, the UAV does not require an operator and does not involve human losses. They seem to be capable of withstanding losses. Sometimes the cost of shooting down a drone can be higher than the cost of the drone, and it can even expose the fire configuration of the air defense itself, causing further attacks by the opponent. It may seem like a very loss-making business, but in many cases Armenia will still prefer to shoot down these drones. Armenia, knowing that it had been deceived, insisted on shooting them down. Why did you lose money shooting down Azerbaijani drones?
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It turns out that with the exception of a small number of Turkish surveillance and combat integrated UAVs, most of the UAVs used in Azerbaijan use Israeli Hero UAVs, which are not reconnaissance models, but suicide UAVs. Once you spot a high-value target, you can attack it directly!
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If the hero drone is not destroyed, it can launch an attack on ground targets. This is interception shooting. Even if you know you're losing money, you have to shoot! In general, it seems that Armenia always loses money by shooting down Azerbaijani drones. Unfortunately, it is useless to know that he must act.
The Hero drone is actually an improved version of the old Harpy drone. It consists of multiple models that can play different roles. For example: Hero-120 reconnaissance attack UAV. The operator will be able to aim at targets at a distance of 40 km. Target strike, Hero-400EC can attack targets at ranges of 150 km.
Downed drone
Hero drones are called in Israel: so-called patrol munitions, which can both detect and attack targets. Currently, it is defined as "hovering ammunition". Israel is now developing roaming munitions to help Azerbaijan sweep through the battlefield. He can fight almost anything that comes his way. And what, this can be said to be prescient.
Before the war, Azerbaijan showed great interest in such ammunition and spent a lot of money on it. A one-time contract worth $1.5 billion was allegedly signed. After the war, Azerbaijani military transport aircraft continued to fly between Israel. Azerbaijan, the main purpose is to transport this Israeli drone to ensure combat needs.
Detonate the cannon
Armenia does not yet have the tricks of this drone. In addition to falsely deceiving the target, shooting it down with anti-aircraft fire is not only ineffective, but also somewhat wasteful. How to respond effectively seems to be the new problem.