IAI Harpy

Conflict Usage

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Side: AzerbaijanRole: Anti-radiation loitering munition for air-defense suppressionstrikeair defenseUAV

Azerbaijani forces fielded Israeli Harpy-family loitering munitions in the Nagorno-Karabakh fighting; public sources often identify 2020 combat use as Harop or Harpy-2, so this entry treats the original Harpy as the anti-radiation family baseline rather than claiming every strike used the first-generation variant.

IAI Harpy Images

Related Weapon Systems

Aircraft & UAVsAeronautics Orbiter 1KClass 1 loitering munition UASThe Aeronautics Orbiter 1K is an Israeli electric loitering munition derived from the Orbiter mini-UAS family, combining EO/IR surveillance with a fragmentation warhead for attacks on soft targets. Azerbaijan fielded Orbiter 1K systems alongside other Israeli and Turkish unmanned weapons during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Aircraft & UAVsSkyStriker loitering munitionTactical loitering munitionSkyStriker is an Israeli tactical loitering munition built by Elbit Systems for autonomous precision strikes. During the Israel-Hamas War, reporting in April 2025 identified Israeli use of SkyStriker drones in Gaza attacks, including strikes in Jabaliya, Beit Lahia, and Mawasi Khan Younis.

Aircraft & UAVsFPV dronesFirst-person-view small UAV / one-way attack droneFPV drones are small first-person-view UAVs adapted from racing-drone and commercial quadcopter technology into tactical reconnaissance and attack systems. In the Russia-Ukraine War, both sides use them in large numbers because they can put a live camera feed and operator-guided explosive payload into places that are hard for artillery or larger UAVs to reach, while remaining cheap enough for attritional frontline use.

Aircraft & UAVsPhoenix GhostLoitering munition / one-way attack UASPhoenix Ghost is an AEVEX Aerospace family of U.S. loitering munitions and one-way attack unmanned aircraft associated with urgent Ukraine security assistance. Public reporting and company material describe it as a family rather than a single fixed airframe, with disclosed AEVEX platforms ranging from smaller Group II precision-strike systems such as Atlas to larger Group III systems such as Disruptor and Dominator.

Aircraft & UAVsWarmateLoitering munitionWarmate is a Polish electric loitering munition from WB Electronics/WB Group, designed as a portable reconnaissance-strike system with interchangeable warheads, autonomous flight modes, and video-guided terminal attack. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has been documented in Ukrainian service for precision attacks on Russian air-defense and surveillance radars.

Aircraft & UAVsZALA LancetLoitering munitionThe ZALA Lancet is a Russian electric loitering munition with a distinctive dual X-wing layout, launched from a catapult and guided by an onboard television channel for terminal attack. In the Russia-Ukraine War it became one of Russia's prominent tactical strike UAVs, used against Ukrainian artillery, air-defense systems, armor, vehicles, and other battlefield targets.

Sources