Thread Modern Warfare: On the 10th October 2020 the included video of a loitering munition, most likely an IAI Harop being used against an S-300PS site just south of Kaghnut. This footage adding to the stream being released from #Azerbaijan MoD against #Armenia|n assets.
Satellite imagery now confirms the strikes conducted at this site, which shows a 5N63S Flap Lid B and Tin Shield ST-68U destroyed in the strike. Continued evidence that S-300 battery assets without additional layers of AD are susceptible to drone targeting. 
Due to this strike, it was suspected/reported/considered that S300 assets which be moved from their usual sites as they were in some respect being picked off easily by these drones. Again, this could be due to the lack of a layered AD over the top of the S-300s.
On the 17th October 2020, a new video from the #Azerbaijan MoD surfaced, from near Davit Bek which appeared to be of S-300 TELs sitting in the open struck (included thread). This one is bizarre, just wide open. Satellite imagery confirmed...
https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1317475149382287361
that they are been moved into that area from the 12th October 2020, which aligned with the thoughts about assets from near Kaghnut and other locations being moved. Satellite imagery confirms the successful targeting of two S-300 vehicles, the vehicle targeted and TELs still up...
which can be seen via the shadowing.
The continued evidence of drone usage in this conflict is a new insight into modern warfare, it's a completely new era of warfare.
The continued evidence of drone usage in this conflict is a new insight into modern warfare, it's a completely new era of warfare.
Update: it’s worth noting that it’s been highlighted that the 5N63S Flap Lid B (top strike) could actually have been an S300PS TEL which ws swapped out for some reason, the damage is too extensive to indentify.
https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1320459269922312194
Yes, it appears the Flap Lid was indeed swapped out with a TEL. So this makes sense matching with the reports, so visual confirmation of 3 destroyed S300 TELs in this thread, and one radar.
Just a casual IAI Harop before impact. I’m looking into Goris now too.
I’ll add another site to this thread tonight.
S-300PS site south of Khnatsakh shows damage to an 5N63S Flap Lid B after being targeted by an Loitering Munition.
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