Posted on 10/17/2020 10:09:15 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The war between Azerbaijan and Armenia is already dubbed “the first loitering systems war”. And to that one should add “Israeli-made loitering systems.”
What until some years ago was considered a “luxury” item for a fighting unit, is now almost a baseline demand. Loitering weapon systems are in high, very high demand and the Israeli defense industries are working hard to provide that demand.
It can be said without any doubt that the “big leap” started some five years ago. Until that time the only operational loitering weapon system made in Israel was the Harop, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). According to video footage from the war zone in eastern Europe, the Harop has been used by Azerbaijan.
The Harop has been developed to destroy high-quality targets.
It consists of the munitions unit, transportable launcher and a mission control shelter, which provides real-time access to control the Harop by a man-in-the-loop.
The Harop can be launched from various transportable platforms including sea and ground-based canisters or air-launched to navigate towards the potential target area. It can be launched at any angle, horizontal or at a vertical trajectory. The sealed container ensures protection from harsh battlefield conditions.
The Harop is armed with a 16 kg warhead and is equipped with a very advanced day/night payload (POP-250) made by the Tamam division of IAI.
(Excerpt) Read more at i-hls.com ...
A real loitering system could land at a strategic observation point and wait for days.
Intersting.
We shouldn’t really start getting worried until they develop jaywalking military systems.
It looks like a klingon warship
There’s a few names for that kind of system, and they do exist but these are not them. These are intended to be deployed by a unit that either is setting up for a near-future ambush or are left behind while the unit leaves the area - hence they loiter in an area. Think of them as the modern, flying, directible version of the classic Vietnam ‘Claymore on a tripwire’ setup, only you can have them come rendezvous with you for later use if the enemy doesn’t do what you thought they were going to. I believe that the article’s right about this being the first war in which purpose built weapons systems of this type have been used.
Israel is providing these drones to Azerbaijan - the same side supported by Turkey and its jihadi mercenary militias.
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Welcome to the Middle East.
What a mess. I need a real time cheat sheet to keep track of who the involved parties are and how they are connected.
I did not know that, but I doubt the Azerbaijan forces used their drones to break the truce. Russia and Azerbaijan don’t benefit from more destruction.
My gut tells me that Turkey did this on their own, like in N.E. Syria now and before.
Were it not for German’s influence in NATO, I think that Turkey would already be out. Their rogue actions long ago warranted such action.
German has lots of trade with Turkey and lots of Turkish people have immigrated to Germany. Bad cocktail.
Azerbaijan has long been an Israeli ally against Iran.
Iran has an ethnically Azeri minority population, a border with Azerbaijan, and competes in the Caspian Sea for gas/oil.
Thanks for the link. Strange design on the launch mechanism of the Israeli drone.
I had read Israel has partnered with Raytheon on a lot of technology projects.
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