UAV operators from Israel refused the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan to attack the Armenian military
It is stated that the defense ministry of the country received a complaint, ADS denies the charges contained in it.
More than a month ago, an ADS delegation visited Baku to discuss a new contract for the supply of UAVs, in particular the so-called loitering ammunition. The Azerbaijani military, who expected to organize a public television broadcast, expressed a desire to see them in action in real combat conditions, but were refused by the operators dronesdespite pressure from the leaders of the delegation. One of the operators quit, the second is going to do it.
Israeli MoD rules prohibit local weapons companies directly or indirectly participate in hostilities in other countries without a special order of the Ministry of Defense (which is extremely rare).
At the beginning of this year, the production of self-propelled locking ammunition "Zarba", which is a licensed version, was launched at the AZAD Systems enterprise of the Azerbaijani production association Sharg. UAV "Orbiter-1K" Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems with a warhead.
UAV-kamikaze "Orbiter-1K" is designed to combat infantry and lightly armored mobile and fixed equipment of the enemy. The drone can operate at a distance of up to 100 km at a speed of about 130 km / h at altitudes up to 5500 m for 2-3 hours. The target is affected by a high-explosive fragmentation warhead weighing 2,5 kg (4000 tungsten balls), the explosion of which produces a cloud of fragments with a radius of up to 25 m. Undermining can occur in the air, with a time delay and during contact with the target. A UAV takes off with a catapult, sits down with a parachute and an inflatable chamber.
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