Zarvan
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After going through several articles, videos, and documentaries about recent Azerbaijan Armenia conflict. I have realized that people are making fatally wrong assumptions about this war. That presumption is about drones changing the entire modern day conflicts. Yes drones can be affective in some wars but not in all cases. Specially in conflicts of bigger powers.
In Azerbaijan vs Armenia, drones were very effective because Armenia had miserable air force, and even worse air defence systems. Also their soldiers were clearly not trained enough to utilize whatever resources they had. That was one major reason drones used by Azerbaijan proved to be so effective. This same scenario can't be applied in case of let say Pakistan and India. Where both countries have seriously strong air force backed by powerful radars and growing air defence systems.
To conclude even for next several years drone won't be playing much role in wars of bigger powers. Yes they would play much bigger role in anti insurgency operations, also if your enemy is way weaker, or the place you want to target is in a country which lacks good air force and radars, drones will play a role. Apart from that drones are not going to be that effective in other battlefields.
In Azerbaijan vs Armenia, drones were very effective because Armenia had miserable air force, and even worse air defence systems. Also their soldiers were clearly not trained enough to utilize whatever resources they had. That was one major reason drones used by Azerbaijan proved to be so effective. This same scenario can't be applied in case of let say Pakistan and India. Where both countries have seriously strong air force backed by powerful radars and growing air defence systems.
To conclude even for next several years drone won't be playing much role in wars of bigger powers. Yes they would play much bigger role in anti insurgency operations, also if your enemy is way weaker, or the place you want to target is in a country which lacks good air force and radars, drones will play a role. Apart from that drones are not going to be that effective in other battlefields.