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An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAVConverted unmanned decoy aircraft / improvised UCAVBuilt in: Soviet Union / Ukraine (base airframe); Azerbaijan (conversion)The An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAV was an improvised Azerbaijani adaptation of the Soviet Antonov An-2 utility biplane. In the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijani forces used converted An-2s as expendable unmanned aircraft to enter Armenian air-defense engagement zones, draw fire, and help reveal targets for other UAVs and loitering munitions, with some reporting that crashed examples carried explosive payloads.Built by archive
Antonov Design Bureau (base airframe); Azerbaijani conversion authority not publicly identified Weapon Systems
Weapon systems and military equipment built by Antonov Design Bureau (base airframe); Azerbaijani conversion authority not publicly identified.
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Aircraft & UAVs
Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.
An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAVConverted unmanned decoy aircraft / improvised UCAVBuilt in: Soviet Union / Ukraine (base airframe); Azerbaijan (conversion)The An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAV was an improvised Azerbaijani adaptation of the Soviet Antonov An-2 utility biplane. In the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijani forces used converted An-2s as expendable unmanned aircraft to enter Armenian air-defense engagement zones, draw fire, and help reveal targets for other UAVs and loitering munitions, with some reporting that crashed examples carried explosive payloads.