MAM-L guided bomb

Conflict Usage

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Side: AzerbaijanRole: UAV-delivered precision strike against air defenses and ground targetsprecision firesstrikeanti-tankUAV

Fielded by Azerbaijani forces on Bayraktar TB2 UAVs during the 2020 war, with reporting and analysis linking MAM-L-armed TB2s to precision strikes against Armenian air-defense systems, armor, vehicles, and other ground targets.

MAM-L guided bomb Images

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