"Attack drones are not a panacea": Turkish observer on the need for joint work of weapons systems
UAVs as part of the robotic combat environment become an essential element of military strategy. However drones are capable of ensuring operational success only if reasonable tactics of their use are observed.
This opinion was expressed by Turkish observer Can Kasapoglu in an interview with Defense24. As noted by the Polish journalist, Warsaw, with the help of the recently purchased UAV Bayraktar TB2, "wants to strengthen its troops against the background of a potential threat from Russia." In his words, these drones have shown themselves in Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh - where there is no multi-level and saturated air defense, in contrast to the situation "on the eastern flank of NATO."
These are partly justified doubts - there was a lack of integrated and network-centric [air defense] systems in Syria and Libya. The strike UAVs that Poland has acquired are not in themselves a panacea for all problems. A well-thought-out tactical concept is essential for operational success.
- answered the Turkish observer.
As an example of the adequate use of UAVs, he cites Nagorno-Karabakh, where shock drones worked together with other weapons systems, primarily with electronic warfare and artillery - in his words, "this is a key requirement for success."
We expect more NATO allies, possibly on the eastern flank, to show interest in these systems. They are very effective against the [defensive] capabilities of Soviet-Russian weapons
- says the observer.
According to Kasapoglu, the arming of Russia's neighbors with Turkish weapons does not contradict the relations between Moscow and Ankara, which he describes with the word “frenemies” [both friend and enemy, “sworn friends”] because of the confrontation in Karabakh, Libya and Syria.
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