Why Are Armed Drones Revolutionizing The Future Of Warfare

Armed drones are changing the way militaries fight and strategize for conflict. Image: iStock 

Asia Times: Armed drones revolutionizing the future of war 

UAVs were decisive in Azerbaijan's recent defeat of Armenia and global militaries have taken note of lessons learned 

The Nagorno-Karabakh war’s lessons are still being learned, but it is obvious that UAVs, or drones, played a huge role in the defeat of Armenian and Armenian-proxy forces. 

Battlefield results show that Azerbaijani forces took out 241 Armenian main battle tanks (T-72s and T-90s), 50 BMD infantry fighting vehicles, 17 motorized artillery pieces, 9 radars, 2 SMERSH MLRS systems, 70 GRAD MLRS systems and a large number of vehicles including trucks. 

But the most surprising result was the destruction of Armenian air defenses.

Four S-300 air defense systems were knocked out, three TOR tracked air defense missile systems, 40 OSA 9K33 tactical air defense systems and five KUB 2K12 medium-range air defense systems were taken out. 

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