Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

[Spetsnaz]

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Names Origine Type Version
Elbit Hermes 450 Israel MALE Hermes 450 "Zik"
IAI Heron Israel MALE Heron-1 "Shoval"
IAI Eitan Israel MALE Heron-TP "Eitan"
BlueBird SpyLite Israel Mini UAV SkyLite B


future programs

Elbit Hermes 900 Israel MALE ? 3 systems to be provided soon.[52]
Aeronautics Defense Orbiter Israel Mini UAV ? Recently IAF selected the ADS Orbiter.[43]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force

ill be glad if it was an azeri UAV but "paste mnuma past"
we have to wait for the announcements.

[HyeFighter2]

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okay we should whait

[Vrej1915]

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Expert: Destruction of Azeri drone shows Armenian army is combat-ready

By GAYANE ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter

http://www.armenianow.com/news/31783/armenians_destruction_azeri_spying_devide

The destruction of an Azeri unmanned reconnaissance aircraft by Nagorno-Karabakh forces is viewed by many as “exceptional luck” implemented by an interceptor of domestic Armenian production and as “a completely new reality in the sphere of anti-aircraft defense”.

Military expert Artsrun Hovhannisyan says “anti-aircraft defense is, generally, very difficult, and especially fighting against such unmanned devices that fly on the altitude of over 5,000 and considering the fact that this particular one was a fairly strong, powerful device of Israeli production and not easy to destroy.” He adds also that the potential of Armenia’s domestic military production has increased significantly and that “there is a lot to teach the world now”.

The Azeri drone was destroyed early in the morning on September 12 in the vicinity of the Vazgenashen village, Martuni region, NKR.

NKR president Bako Sahakyan’s spokesman David Babayan says that what happened is important material evidence demonstrating that Azerbaijan is periodically violating the NKR airspace.

“This will have another important consequence in terms of letting the aggressor know that our army, too, is properly equipped and combat-ready to an extent that it can intercept a rather sophisticated flying device,” says Babayan, adding that the international community should strongly condemn such violation of ceasefire.

Expert Hovhannisyan assesses the cost of such devices as ranging between 2 to 18 million USD. “It can clearly be seen on the picture that it was manufactured this year in March, meaning it was brand new and, for sure, rather expensive. ”

Although the device is of Israeli production, the Armenian National Community of America (ANCA) has appealed to the US State Department to hold an investigation on a possible breach of the US law on exporting weapon, as the video footage in possession of ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian clearly shows the brand (name and logo) of the NovAtel company producing such devices. This Canada-based company has representation in the United States, namely in Texas.

“It contradicts the American people’s principle of commitment to peaceful settlement of conflicts in the South Caucasus and all over the world,” says the letter of appeal in part.

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We should see all the talk and threats are nothing but empty baloon talk because they could confess and lie about tecnical problems of uav but they are reacting such to wash their hands clean of this and not to start a new war no more war will occur its my opinion i ill be glad to hear your opinions too my armenian brothers

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it is the georgian drone was shooted down by russian mig 29, look,i think it same israelian hermes 450

Thanks for the video i have seen this in russian news but love the english i can now understand more about it

[Wanted]

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found only that, i think its same as azeri

You dont think that this one looks much bigger than Azeri UAV?

[Eddo211]

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here is the unmaned azeri plane

I would confirm that we have shot down a Azeri Hermes 450.

This UAV comes standard with the British made AR801-50 BHP rotary engine
Link to UAV specifications:

http://www.barnardmicrosystems.com/L4E_hermes_450.htm

This engine is fitted with a fixed pitch wooden propeller, just like the one in the wreckage.
The engines operated today by Israel and the West (US uses them to patrol Mexican border) have been updated to composite blades (Even three bladed prop instead of two) with constant speed drive (the blade angles can change for better performance in altitude).

In the photoes you can also see that it was a "V" tail UAV (where they sheared off) and a large UAV, very much the shape and size of the Isreali made Hermes 450.


Basic AR801

http://www.uavenginesltd.co.uk/index.php?id=402

[ZORAVAR]

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Thanks for the post Eddo. But I am suspecting that it could be a Hermes-180 model. With your trained aviator eyes, can you please investigate if that model fits the bill?

Here is some info for everybody: Our defense ministry is going to unvail some details about our own UAV program within 48 hours.

[Vrej1915]

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http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/uav/hermes_180/Hermes_180.html

THE TAIL DOES NOT FIT FOR 180
ITS IS 450

[ArmeniaR1]

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