The military operational-tactical exercises of the Azerbaijani Army, which started on Monday, March 15, will involve Israeli military equipment, Israel Hayom newspaper reports, citing a source in the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
The publication writes that the exercises will use anti-tank missiles of the Plasan Sand Cat model, a light anti-tank guided missile equipped with a Lahat semi-active laser homing head. Elbit missiles, a 120mm SPEAR mortar system and other military equipment will also be used.
In addition, the Azerbaijani military will use Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including the latest IAI Heron and IAI Harop drones, as well as the Elbit Hermes drone.
The Azerbaijani army, according to the combat training plan for 2021, has begun operational-tactical exercises, which will last until March 18. Up to 10 thousand servicemen, about 100 tanks and other armored vehicles, up to 200 rocket and artillery installations of various calibers, multiple launch rocket systems and mortars, up to 30 military aviation units, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles are involved in the exercises, conducted under the leadership of Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov. devices for various purposes.
At the exercises, held in mountainous and wooded areas with difficult terrain, the main attention, taking into account the combat experience gained during the second Karabakh war, is paid to commanding the troops, bringing them to a state of combat readiness and regrouping, including improving combat coordination and interaction between combined arms formations, missile and artillery troops, aviation and special forces.