ABSTRACT

The conflict between the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh in the Nagorno Karabakh region analyzed in this paper covers the period from 26 September 2020 to 11 October 2020. The Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan conducted an offensive operation with the maximum use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in order to achieve success in the initial phase of the operation by targeting land forces in prepared defensive positions, air-defence systems, and command posts. Effects of the actions of UAV shown on footage published by Azerbaijan Armed forces indicate that the Nagorno Karabakh armed forces failed to anticipate and to provide protection of the land forces against mass use of UAV, primarily the air defense systems. This paper analyzes the physical and military dimension of the conflict with focus on the shortcomings in the protection of the air defense systems from mass use of UAV. Based on the analysis, the paper presents recommendations for improving the protection of the air defense systems against UAV on tactical level.

摘要

本文分析的阿塞拜疆共和国武装部队与纳戈尔诺卡拉巴赫武装部队在纳戈尔诺卡拉巴赫地区的冲突涵盖 2020 年 9 月 26 日至 2020 年 10 月 11 日期间。阿塞拜疆共和国武装部队发动了进攻最大限度地使用无人驾驶飞行器 (UAV) 的作战行动，以便通过瞄准准备好的防御阵地、防空系统和指挥所的地面部队，在作战的初始阶段取得成功。阿塞拜疆武装部队发布的录像显示无人机行动的影响表明，纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫武装部队未能预见并保护地面部队免受无人机的大规模使用，主要是防空系统。本文分析了冲突的物理和军事层面，重点分析了保护防空系统免受无人机大规模使用的缺陷。在分析的基础上，本文提出了在战术层面上提高防空系统对无人机的保护的建议。