html In the early morning of September 13, fighting broke out in the border areas of Armenia and Azerbaijan . The two sides accused each other of provoking conflicts, and then the two sides had intensive firefights. On the 14th, the Ascetz-Border released videos of radar and launch vehicles that used drones to destroy the Armenian army's S-300PS air defense missile system. Among them, the one that destroyed the 30N6 radar was the Harlop suicide drone/ cruise missile produced by Israel IAI.
Harop Harop suicide drone/cruising missile, also known as the Habi Harpy-2 cruise missile, was developed by the MBT missile department of the Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI) and developed from the Habi Harpy anti-radiation drone, but has greatly improved in both aerodynamic appearance and attack mode. The suicide drone adopts an aluminum structure duck-like layout. It is equipped with an optoelectronic pod with day and night channel (FLIR/color CCD) under the nose, and a warhead with prefabricated fragments at the rear. canopy wing is also designed along the nose. The fuselage and the wing structure are integrated. The main wing part has a swept front edge. The wing extension part is installed on the outside of the double trapezoidal vertical tail and can be folded downward. The rear part of the fuselage is equipped with a propeller piston engine to drive the double-blade propeller. An rocket booster is installed under the belly of the machine for zero-length launch.
Hallop suicide drone length 2.5 meters, wingspan 3 meters, height about 0.5 meters, weighing about 160 kilograms. Due to the careful design of its appearance, the radar reflection cross-sectional area is less than 0.5 square meters due to the careful design of its appearance. The warhead weighs 15.2 kg, and is equipped with a large number of steel balls and 5.7 kg RDX/HTPB explosives to enhance the killing effect. The machine is equipped with a GPS/INS navigation system, which controls the attack targets through ground stations and two-way data links. The communication distance is 200 kilometers, the endurance time is 9 hours, the range is 1,000 kilometers, the cruise speed is 220 kilometers/hour, the maximum dive speed is 416.7 kilometers/hour, and the ceiling is 4572 meters. Having the ability of humans in the loop, you can pull up and re-select the target during the attack, with a strike accuracy of less than one meter. It can be said to be a very classic suicide drone/cruising missile.
The photoelectric pod used by this drone may be the POP-200 photoelectric pod. This is a 10.4-inch compact light payload, with a size of 0.26 meters x 0.38 meters, a weight of 16.3 kg, a rotation rate of up to 65°/sec, a power consumption of 120 watts, an azimuth angle of 360°, and a pitch angle of -110° to +40°. It uses the RS422 communication data bus to connect to the drone. It can optionally use laser irradiation, rangefinder , and it is equipped with a dual-axis stable gimbal and a powerful continuous zoom lens. It can output NTSC/PAL video, perform automatic video tracking, and have excellent imaging effect.
Hallop suicide drone can be installed in the launch box through a fixed block. The wings need to be folded and unfolded during launch. The launch box can be superimposed and installed at the back of the launch vehicle, and adopts an inclined launch method. Before launch, Harlop suicide drones need to be programmed by the ground station GCS. After launch, they will fly autonomously to the predetermined patrol area and hover and standby. The ground control vehicle is controlled through a two-way data link. The operator can regularly check the drones' location and status on the way to the patrol area through the mission control system MCS. They can control multiple suicide drones flying on the patrol area. One suicide drone can be selected for target search and attack, while the others are regularly monitored. The operator points the selected suicide drone to the target area, uses the video image to select the target and performs a dive impact attack, and then relies on other drones to perform damage assessment. Another aircraft can be used if one strike fails, and the attack can be terminated and the cruise state can be resumed.
Azerbaijan has the Israeli Hermes 900 large drone, Hermes 180 medium drone, Orbit 2, Orbit 3 and Thunder B small drone, as well as Harlop suicide drone and Sky Raider drone.The reason why Israel sells a large number of drones to Azerbaijan is mainly because of its special relationship. Azerbaijan supplies 40% of Israel's imported oil, has extensive cooperation in oil field development and agriculture. In terms of weapons, Azerbaijan also imports a large number of Israeli weapons, establishes military drone factories, and opens four air bases to the Israeli army, etc., which has formed an allied relationship. In 2016, Azerbaijan reached a $4.85 billion contract with Israel, including Harlop's suicide drone, which dealt a huge blow to Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh war. In contrast, Armenia, videos of multiple weapons being attacked by suicide drones were revealed shortly after the war started. Obviously, Armenia has not made much progress in anti-drones and cruise missiles so far, which is really too negligent!
