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An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAVConverted unmanned decoy aircraft / improvised UCAVBuilt by: Antonov Design Bureau (base airframe); Azerbaijani conversion authority not publicly identifiedThe 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 in archive
Ukraine (base airframe); Azerbaijan (conversion) Built Weapon Systems
Weapon systems and military equipment with Ukraine (base airframe); Azerbaijan (conversion) listed under Built in.
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Aircraft & UAVs
Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.
An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAVConverted unmanned decoy aircraft / improvised UCAVBuilt by: Antonov Design Bureau (base airframe); Azerbaijani conversion authority not publicly identifiedThe 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.