Seven seconds to die : a military analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the future of warfighting / John Antal

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antal, John F., 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nagorno-Karabakh War, 2020.

Physical Description:

xv, 179 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia ; Oxford : Casemate, 2022.

Summary:

" The first full analysis of the second Nagorno-Karabakh War―the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems. The Second Nagorno-Karabakh war—fought between Armenia and Azerbaijan between September 24 and November 10, 2020—was the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems. This 44-day war resulted in a decisive military victory for Azerbaijan. Armenia was outfought, outnumbered, and outspent and lost even though they controlled the high ground in a mountainous region that favored traditional defense. Azerbaijan’s alliance with Turkey, and close technological support from Israel, strategically isolated Armenia. In addition, Turkey’s posturing influenced the Russians not to intervene to support Armenia. That Azerbaijan attacked Armenia during the pandemic was an additional factor. The fact that Azerbaijan won the war is not extraordinary, considering the correlation of forces arrayed against Armenia. What is exceptional is that this was the first modern war primarily decided by unmanned weapons. In this war the Turkish-made BAYRAKTAR TB2 Unmanned Air Combat Vehicle (UCAV) and the Israeli-made HAROP Loitering Munition (LM) dominated the fighting and provided Azerbaijan with a war-winning advantage." -- Amazon.

Contents:

Preparations for war

The second Nagorno-Karabakh war

When sensors are shooters

The drone advantage

Smashing the drone swarm

The need for power

Training and equipping for the coming drone wars

Is the tank dead?

Masking

War at the speed of thought

Lessons form the second Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

1636241239

9781636241234

OCLC:

1269618820

Publisher Number:

99993808285