On October 25, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan shared, for the first time, a video of recent strikes with Israeli-made Spike NLOS missiles on Armenian troops in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The video shows strikes on 2 T-72 battles tanks, 2 BM-21 multiple rocket launchers, 2 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 D-30 howitzers, 2 trucks, 2 posts and 2 depots.
Azerbaijan Army uses precision weapons against the enemy pic.twitter.com/67zHjUFE2W
— Azerbaijan MOD (@wwwmodgovaz) October 25, 2020
The Spike NLOS [Non-Line-Of-Sight] is an anti-armor missile with a range of up to 25 km. The missile is equipped an EO-IR/CCD seeker and a secure data-line which enable “man-in-the-loop” guidance.
Azerbaijan purchased at least 250 missiles of this type from Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems a few years ago. A number of Azerbaijani Mi-17 helicopters were modified to launch the missile.
The Azerbaijani MoD also released videos showing recent drone and missile strikes on Armenian military equipment. The strikes destroyed 7 D-30 howitzers, 2 D-20 howitzers, 2 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers, 2 BM-21 multiple rocket launchers, 1 T-72 battle tank, 4 trucks, 3 ammunition nests and 1 post.
The enemy’s 6 D-30 and 1 D-1 howitzer-guns, 2 BMP infantry fighting vehicles, 1 auto vehicle and a large amount of ammunition were destroyed.#KarabakhisAzerbaijan#LongLiveAzerbaijan#LongLiveAzerbaijanArmy pic.twitter.com/pT53st1Dzr
— Azerbaijan MOD (@wwwmodgovaz) October 25, 2020
On October 25, in the course of successful combat operations, 2 artillery pieces, 2 MLRS BM-21 “Grad”, 1 command-staff vehicle, 1 command post, 2 trucks, 1 tank, and several enemy firing points were destroyed.#KarabakhisAzerbaijan#LongLiveAzerbaijan#LongLiveAzerbaijanArmy pic.twitter.com/5u0Z606WDw
— Azerbaijan MOD (@wwwmodgovaz) October 25, 2020
Despite their heavy losses, Armenian forces defending Nagorno-Karabakh have not collapsed yet. Azerbaijani forces maintain a steady but slow advance in the region.
