The combined use of drones, artillery, and missiles in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh offers critical insight into the conduct of future wars.
On June 2, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced it had test fired two LORA (Long-Range Artillery) missiles. The launches took place from a ship in the Mediterranean Sea, with the missiles successfully striking separate, floating targets located 90 and 400 km away. According to one IAI executive, the trial “tested the system’s maneuvering, strike and...
On June 11, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense released images of its newly procured Israeli LORA and Belorussian Polonez missiles deployed in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The acquisition comes as part of a by Azerbaijan in the country’s continuing conflict with Armenia over the disputed Artsakh Republic. The new weapons are being touted as a counter...
On June 20, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced a successful test firing of its Long-Range Artillery (LORA) weapon system. The missile was fired from a container ship to its full 400 km range to a target at sea. The LORA also can operate from land as a ground-to-ground strike system. The test comes as IAI...