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AZERI DRONE REPORTED SHOT DOWN OVER KARABAKH
Armenialiberty.org
Sept 14 2011
Nagorno-Karabakh - Wreckage of what Karabakh Armenian forces say was an
Azerbaijani drone shot down on September 12, 14.09.2011 Emil Danielyan
Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenian armed forces said on Wednesday
that they have shot down an unmanned Azerbaijani military aircraft
flying a reconnaissance mission over the disputed territory.
In a written statement, the Karabakh Defense Army said the drone was
downed in Karabakh's eastern Martuni district on Monday as a result of
"special measures" taken by its anti-aircraft units.
"Fragments of the destroyed aircraft are at the disposal of the
Defense Army's relevant services," the statement said. "A commission
has been set up to examine details of the incident and an investigation
is underway."
The Karabakh Armenian army also released several pictures of what it
described as the drone wreckage.
Nagorno-Karabakh - Wreckage of what Karabakh Armenian forces say was
an Azerbaijani drone shot down on September 12, 14Sep2011 Armenia's
Dense Ministry confirmed the information. But there was no immediate
official reaction from Azerbaijan.
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have previously not claimed to have
shot down air targets since a May 1994 truce that halted their bitter
war for Karabakh. The reported downing of an Azerbaijan unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) could therefore add to growing fears of renewed
large-scale fighting between them.
The Karabakh statement said that the Azerbaijani air force has been
engaged in "visible activity" along the Armenian-Azerbaijani "line of
contact" lately. "In recent days, the enemy's unmanned aircraft have
carried out, with a fairly large frequency, reconnaissance flights
along the entire length of the border zone and, in some cases,
violated Artsakh's (Karabakh's) airspace," it claimed, adding that
Karabakh air-defense forces have taken "adequate steps" in response.
Nagorno-Karabakh - Wreckage of what Karabakh Armenian forces say was an
Azerbaijani drone shot down on September 12, 14Sep2011 Azerbaijan is
known to have UAVs, most of them reportedly purchased from Israel. A
joint venture set up by the Azerbaijani government and the Israel
Aerospace Industries company began assembling Israeli-designed drones
in Azerbaijan last March.
Armenia officially announced in June that it too is manufacturing
UAVs. Colonel Armen Mkrtchian, deputy commander of the Armenian air
force, said they are capable of "carrying out objectives deep inside
enemy territory."
The drones apparently designed by Armenian engineers are expected to
be put on display during a military parade in Yerevan scheduled for
September 21.
http://www.armenialiberty.org/content/article/24328198.html
From: A. Papazian
Armenialiberty.org
Sept 14 2011
Nagorno-Karabakh - Wreckage of what Karabakh Armenian forces say was an
Azerbaijani drone shot down on September 12, 14.09.2011 Emil Danielyan
Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenian armed forces said on Wednesday
that they have shot down an unmanned Azerbaijani military aircraft
flying a reconnaissance mission over the disputed territory.
In a written statement, the Karabakh Defense Army said the drone was
downed in Karabakh's eastern Martuni district on Monday as a result of
"special measures" taken by its anti-aircraft units.
"Fragments of the destroyed aircraft are at the disposal of the
Defense Army's relevant services," the statement said. "A commission
has been set up to examine details of the incident and an investigation
is underway."
The Karabakh Armenian army also released several pictures of what it
described as the drone wreckage.
Nagorno-Karabakh - Wreckage of what Karabakh Armenian forces say was
an Azerbaijani drone shot down on September 12, 14Sep2011 Armenia's
Dense Ministry confirmed the information. But there was no immediate
official reaction from Azerbaijan.
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have previously not claimed to have
shot down air targets since a May 1994 truce that halted their bitter
war for Karabakh. The reported downing of an Azerbaijan unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) could therefore add to growing fears of renewed
large-scale fighting between them.
The Karabakh statement said that the Azerbaijani air force has been
engaged in "visible activity" along the Armenian-Azerbaijani "line of
contact" lately. "In recent days, the enemy's unmanned aircraft have
carried out, with a fairly large frequency, reconnaissance flights
along the entire length of the border zone and, in some cases,
violated Artsakh's (Karabakh's) airspace," it claimed, adding that
Karabakh air-defense forces have taken "adequate steps" in response.
Nagorno-Karabakh - Wreckage of what Karabakh Armenian forces say was an
Azerbaijani drone shot down on September 12, 14Sep2011 Azerbaijan is
known to have UAVs, most of them reportedly purchased from Israel. A
joint venture set up by the Azerbaijani government and the Israel
Aerospace Industries company began assembling Israeli-designed drones
in Azerbaijan last March.
Armenia officially announced in June that it too is manufacturing
UAVs. Colonel Armen Mkrtchian, deputy commander of the Armenian air
force, said they are capable of "carrying out objectives deep inside
enemy territory."
The drones apparently designed by Armenian engineers are expected to
be put on display during a military parade in Yerevan scheduled for
September 21.
http://www.armenialiberty.org/content/article/24328198.html
From: A. Papazian