southfront--2020-10-26--Azerbaijan’s Effective Decade-Long UAV Partnership With Israel

In the fighting for Nagorno-Karabakh , and primarily in the skies above , Azerbaijan evidently has the air superiority .
This is predominantly thanks to Israeli drones , even though the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 take most of the credit , since they receive most of the media attention .
Regardless , below is a list of the most used Israeli-made UAVs that Azerbaijan employs , with the information drafted by Militarizm.su , in the two parts of its analysis on the topic .
The text below is based on the data articles by Militarizm.su .
Since the “ April war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Azerbaijan regularly use not only reconnaissance UAVs , but also loitering munition UAVs .
After that , the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan posts spectacular video footage of the exact defeat of enemy targets to the delight of its supporters .
In fact , a real “ drone war ” is going on over Karabakh , in which Azerbaijan , which has great financial resources , demonstrates a noticeable superiority .
While poor ( in all senses ) Armenia is forced , as it is called “ on the knee , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on purchased components and its own developments , Azerbaijan bought many different types of UAVs from Israel , set up to assemble some of them in its own factories .
It turned out to be not so easy to understand the types of drones in service with Azerbaijan , but it ’ s worth a try .
The “ era of unmanned aerial vehicles ” began in Azerbaijan in 2008 , when the first Israeli drones Aerostar , Orbiter-2M and Hermes-450 were purchased .
At the same time , a contract was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ licensed production of the first two models .
For the first time , the Israeli tactical reconnaissance drone Orbiter-2M was demonstrated at a parade in Baku on June 26 , 2008 , and a platform with a catapult was installed on the roof of a UAZ , it is likely that a simple control system was installed in the cabin .
At the same parade , the public was shown a larger UAV Aerostar of the same Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems .
These drones were installed on camouflaged GAZ Sadko trucks in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body .
In 2011 , the licensed assembly of Orbiter-2M under the name “ Garangush ” ( Swallow ) and Aerostar ( “ Shahin ” ) began at the Azad Systems enterprise set up for this in Baku , with the planned localization of production at 30 % .
At the same time , it was announced that Azerbaijan intends to adopt 60 Orbiter-2M and Aerostar units .
The UAV Aeronautics Defense Systems Orbiter-2M is a light tactical drone weighing about 9.5 kg , the fuselage length is 1 meter , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is equipped with a low-noise electric motor and is able to stay in the air for 3-3.5 hours .
The flight altitude is about 5.5 km , and the range is about 50 km .
In those years , parades in Azerbaijan were held unforgivably rarely – only on round dates , so the next one was only in 2011 , in honor of the 20th anniversary of the country ’ s independence .
Photographs of Orbiter-2M from this parade could not be found , but Aerostar UAVs were installed on board KAMAZ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aeronautics Defense Systems , the Aerostar UAV is an apparatus which is 4.5 meters long and has a 8.5 meter wingspan .
The maximum take-off weight of the drone is 220 kg , of which 50 kg is a removable payload , in the standard version is a digital camera combined with a thermal imager providing round-the-clock use .
The Aerostar is powered by a 29 kW Zanzottrra 498i diesel engine with which it can stay in the air for 12 hours .
The maximum flight altitude is 5.5 km .
An autonomous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicle .
At the next major parade in 2013 , the results of military-technical cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel in the field of drones were presented by the same Orbiter-2M and Aerostar , possibly collected in Azerbaijan .
Moreover , Orbiter-2M were installed on the chassis of Defender-110 jeeps .
It is worth mentioning that there are statements in the press that Azerbaijan purchased from 5 to 10 UAV Searcher-II , similar in characteristics and appearance , produced by another Israeli company – IAI ( Israel Aircraft Industries ) .
There is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Searcher-II by Azerbaijan was found .
Successful cooperation with Israeli Aeronautics Defense Systems within the Azad Systems enterprise allowed not to be limited to the production of 60 Orbiter-2M and Aerostar drones , although the further scale of production was not officially announced .
It is known about the beginning of assembly of new modifications of UAVs created by Aeronautics Defense Systems .
In particular , the modernized Aerostar , which received a wing with winglets that improve aerodynamics and , accordingly , fuel efficiency and flight duration .
The total number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is unknown , some estimates can be made by the side numbers of the vehicles .
For example , the first known from photographs Aerostar with winglets has the number 212 , numbers 214 , 224 , 233 , 234 and 243 are also known .
The numbering system of Azerbaijani drones is not very clear , since there are other types of drones with numbers in the same range .
Perhaps it is end-to-end for all types of UAVs or only for the production of Azad Systems , so it is difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supplies now , but there is no doubt that Aerostar UAVs are one of the most massive operational-tactical UAVs in Azerbaijan .
Along with operational-tactical drones , Israeli Aeronautics Defense Systems has continued to develop its tactical drones of the Orbiter family .
First of all , Orbiter-2M underwent modernization , in particular , a satellite navigation antenna and a corresponding system were installed on it .
The next parade in Azerbaijan had to wait for five whole years – but in 2018 there were two of them in the same year – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in honor of the 100th anniversary of the armed forces , and on September 15 , especially for “ the friend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ” , another parade was organized in “ honor of the 100 anniversary of the liberation of Baku by the forces of the Caucasian Islamic Army and units of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic ” .
At these parades , the novelties of Azerbaijani unmanned aircraft were demonstrated , including the modernized Orbiter-2M and the new Orbiter-3 , about which a little below .
In the fall of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely new tactical UAV – Orbiter-3 .
The drone retained the silent electric motor , ejection takeoff and parachute landing , but unlike the drones of the previous series , it has become noticeably larger – the wingspan reached 4.2 meters , is able to stay in the air for 7 hours , and the communication equipment provides a range of 150 km .
Flight speed – 130 km / h , flight height – 5.9 km .
The reconnaissance complex includes a cooled infrared night vision camera , a high-resolution daytime camera @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transmission system is capable of transmitting encoded data to the ground at a rate of 10 megabytes per second and storing it on an onboard medium .
It is claimed that the drone is resistant to hacking of the control system and can fly without using satellite navigation .
Obviously , the new tactical UAV quickly replaced the old Orbiter-2M on the Azad Systems assembly line as the main tactical drone , since already in the April 2016 battles , the Azerbaijani military demonstrated the wreckage of the shot down Orbiter-3 as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Periodically military demonstrations are also held on the territory of Nakhichevan , separated from the main part of Azerbaijan , where in recent years a powerful strike group of the Azerbaijani army has been created , capable of striking from the rear to cut a narrow corridor connecting the territory of the main part of Armenia with the Iranian border .
The same corridor is a critical logistical communication for Karabakh .
At one of the shows in Nakhichevan , President Aliyev was also shown the Orbiter-3 reconnaissance complex mounted on a trailer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the best tactical drones in the world and , thanks to an electric motor , is practically silent , in the July 2020 battles , the Armenians apparently managed to shoot down at least 3 such drones .
The Armenian side has posted photos of the downed Orbiter-3 from .
As it can be seen , the UAV landing systems worked – one can see the parachute system ’ s halyard and the canopy lying in the distance , as well as the inflatable pillow that worked on the “ back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ back ” ) .
Nevertheless , the drone was badly damaged – the wing console was destroyed and both winglets were broken off , the front stabilizer was torn off and the “ ball ” of the observation system was broken .
Despite the fact that the Azerbaijani army adopted a new modern UAV Orbiter-3 , Aeronautics Defense Systems continued to improve the previous model Orbiter-2M and in September 2016 brought a new model of a small kamikaze drone Orbiter-1K to Baku at the ADEX-2016 military exhibition… The attack drone is created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mastered in production and has a weight of 10 kg , of which 2.5 kg is a warhead with 4000 tungsten submunitions .
Launched from a catapult .
Equipped with an electric motor , which provides a flight duration of 2-3 hours at a speed of 65-100 km / h , a flight altitude of 4.5 km .
With the Orbiter-1K – the kamikaze drone is reversible , and , if no suitable target is found , it calmly returns and descends by parachute , after which it can be prepared for departure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is capable of autonomously filming a given area and independently , without a command from the control center , attack stationary and mobile targets in a given area .
In one-way flight , the Orbiter-1K is capable of attacking a target at a range of 80-100 km .
The assembly of the Orbiter-1K under the designation Zerbe-1K ( Zerbe – Impact ) began at the Azad Systems plant in 2017 .
However , in August 2017 , the Israeli government temporarily suspended the Aeronautics Defense Systems export license for the supply of kamikaze @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-profile scandal associated with these drones .
The Israeli newspaper “ Maariv ” published a note that during the presentation of the Orbiter-1K UAV to a potential buyer in mid-summer 2017 , the Azerbaijanis demanded a real blow to the Armenian positions in Karabakh .
The Israeli prosecutor ’ s office brought charges against the leadership of Aeronautics Defense Systems , but the company denied the use of its kamikaze UAV against the Armenians of Karabakh , stating that “ it never held a demonstration against living targets , including in this case.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the investigation of the Israeli prosecutor ’ s office ended , but apparently everything has settled down and the export of Orbiter-1K drone drones to Azerbaijan has continued safely .
Of course , the Israelis didn ’ t test their Orbiter 1K on Armenian targets , the Azerbaijanis tested the Zerbe 1K on Armenian targets , and the fact that these two drones are actually one and the same is beside the point .
Another drone that ’ s reportedly used by Azerbaijan is the ThunderB reconnaissance drone .
There is practically no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drones to Azerbaijan by the Israeli company Bluebird Aero Systems .
Moreover , it was never shown at parades , and in the videos of the Azerbaijani military they were also never shown .
However , one such drone with N205 fell into the hands of Armenians on April 2 , 2016 during the so-called “ April war ” .
ThunderB is a tactical reconnaissance drone with a wingspan of 4 m and a fuselage length of 1.9 m. It is launched with a catapult , landing – parachute with an airbag .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ weighs 32 kg and can stay in the air for 16 to 24 hours .
Apparently , it was this feature that attracted the attention of the Azerbaijani military , in comparison with the “ electric ” Orbiter-3 , which otherwise has comparable characteristics and is assembled in Azerbaijan .
One Russian-language source said that “ the power plant of the BlueBird ThunderB UAV is represented by an electric motor , which allows the device to reach a maximum travel speed of up to 120 km / h , while , thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the battery charge lasts for a very long period of being in the air ” , this statement is highly doubtful and most likely a consequence of a careless translation .
At least Bluebird Aero Systems itself writes about “ advanced fuel-injected engine ” , in another English-language source – “ The ThunderB UAV is powered by a digital electronic fuel injection ( EFI ) engine driving a pusher propeller ” ( equipped with a digital electronic injection engine driving a pusher propeller ) .
That is , in both cases we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ direct fuel injection .
In addition , the available rear photo of the ThunderB N205 also shows that it is much closer to an internal combustion engine – there are elements not typical for an electric motor – an air intake , some kind of pipe and a cutout for engine cooling .
Practice shows that miracles do not happen – a small drone can not carry so many batteries to stay in the air for a day on electric traction .
Otherwise , ThunderB is a fairly standard drone with a speed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ range of information transmission systems of 100-150 km , and a flight altitude of 4.85 km .
The 3.5 kg gyro-stabilized payload includes a high-resolution daytime camera , thermal imager and laser designator .
During the hostilities in July 2020 , the Armenian press declared another ThunderB destroyed , but another drone , SkyStriker , was identified in the bad photo in the report , so this statement was erroneous .
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In the fighting for Nagorno-Karabakh, and primarily in the skies above, Azerbaijan evidently has the air superiority.
This is predominantly thanks to Israeli drones, even though the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 take most of the credit, since they receive most of the media attention.
Regardless, below is a list of the most used Israeli-made UAVs that Azerbaijan employs, with the information drafted by Militarizm.su, in the two parts of its analysis on the topic. The text below is based on the data articles by Militarizm.su.
Since the “April war” of 2016, the armed forces of Azerbaijan regularly use not only reconnaissance UAVs, but also loitering munition UAVs. After that, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan posts spectacular video footage of the exact defeat of enemy targets to the delight of its supporters.
In fact, a real “drone war” is going on over Karabakh, in which Azerbaijan, which has great financial resources, demonstrates a noticeable superiority.
While poor (in all senses) Armenia is forced, as it is called “on the knee,” to use its own samples of UAVs based on purchased components and its own developments, Azerbaijan bought many different types of UAVs from Israel, set up to assemble some of them in its own factories.
It turned out to be not so easy to understand the types of drones in service with Azerbaijan, but it’s worth a try.
The “era of unmanned aerial vehicles” began in Azerbaijan in 2008, when the first Israeli drones Aerostar, Orbiter-2M and Hermes-450 were purchased. At the same time, a contract was signed with Aeronautics Defense Systems for the licensed production of the first two models.
For the first time, the Israeli tactical reconnaissance drone Orbiter-2M was demonstrated at a parade in Baku on June 26, 2008, and a platform with a catapult was installed on the roof of a UAZ, it is likely that a simple control system was installed in the cabin.
At the same parade, the public was shown a larger UAV Aerostar of the same Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems. These drones were installed on camouflaged GAZ Sadko trucks in a four-wheel drive design with an incomprehensible body.
In 2011, the licensed assembly of Orbiter-2M under the name “Garangush” (Swallow) and Aerostar (“Shahin”) began at the Azad Systems enterprise set up for this in Baku, with the planned localization of production at 30%.
At the same time, it was announced that Azerbaijan intends to adopt 60 Orbiter-2M and Aerostar units.
The UAV Aeronautics Defense Systems Orbiter-2M is a light tactical drone weighing about 9.5 kg, the fuselage length is 1 meter, and the wingspan is 3 meters. The UAV is equipped with a low-noise electric motor and is able to stay in the air for 3-3.5 hours. The flight altitude is about 5.5 km, and the range is about 50 km.
In those years, parades in Azerbaijan were held unforgivably rarely – only on round dates, so the next one was only in 2011, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the country’s independence. Photographs of Orbiter-2M from this parade could not be found, but Aerostar UAVs were installed on board KAMAZ vehicles.
Developed by the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems, the Aerostar UAV is an apparatus which is 4.5 meters long and has a 8.5 meter wingspan.
The maximum take-off weight of the drone is 220 kg, of which 50 kg is a removable payload, in the standard version is a digital camera combined with a thermal imager providing round-the-clock use.
Communication and data exchange facilities provide a range of 250 km.
The Aerostar is powered by a 29 kW Zanzottrra 498i diesel engine with which it can stay in the air for 12 hours. The maximum flight altitude is 5.5 km. An autonomous control center can be mounted on a vehicle.
At the next major parade in 2013, the results of military-technical cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel in the field of drones were presented by the same Orbiter-2M and Aerostar, possibly collected in Azerbaijan. Moreover, Orbiter-2M were installed on the chassis of Defender-110 jeeps.
It is worth mentioning that there are statements in the press that Azerbaijan purchased from 5 to 10 UAV Searcher-II, similar in characteristics and appearance, produced by another Israeli company – IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries).
There is no photo or video evidence of the purchase of Searcher-II by Azerbaijan was found.
Successful cooperation with Israeli Aeronautics Defense Systems within the Azad Systems enterprise allowed not to be limited to the production of 60 Orbiter-2M and Aerostar drones, although the further scale of production was not officially announced.
It is known about the beginning of assembly of new modifications of UAVs created by Aeronautics Defense Systems.
In particular, the modernized Aerostar, which received a wing with winglets that improve aerodynamics and, accordingly, fuel efficiency and flight duration.
The total number of Aerostar UAVs assembled at Azad Systems is unknown, some estimates can be made by the side numbers of the vehicles.
For example, the first known from photographs Aerostar with winglets has the number 212, numbers 214, 224, 233, 234 and 243 are also known.
The numbering system of Azerbaijani drones is not very clear, since there are other types of drones with numbers in the same range.
Perhaps it is end-to-end for all types of UAVs or only for the production of Azad Systems, so it is difficult to draw conclusions about the scale of supplies now, but there is no doubt that Aerostar UAVs are one of the most massive operational-tactical UAVs in Azerbaijan.
Along with operational-tactical drones, Israeli Aeronautics Defense Systems has continued to develop its tactical drones of the Orbiter family. First of all, Orbiter-2M underwent modernization, in particular, a satellite navigation antenna and a corresponding system were installed on it.
The next parade in Azerbaijan had to wait for five whole years – but in 2018 there were two of them in the same year – on June 26, the traditional parade in honor of the 100th anniversary of the armed forces, and on September 15, especially for “the friend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan”, another parade was organized in “honor of the 100 anniversary of the liberation of Baku by the forces of the Caucasian Islamic Army and units of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic ”.
At these parades, the novelties of Azerbaijani unmanned aircraft were demonstrated, including the modernized Orbiter-2M and the new Orbiter-3, about which a little below.
In the fall of 2014, Aeronautics Defense Systems introduced a completely new tactical UAV – Orbiter-3.
The drone retained the silent electric motor, ejection takeoff and parachute landing, but unlike the drones of the previous series, it has become noticeably larger – the wingspan reached 4.2 meters, is able to stay in the air for 7 hours, and the communication equipment provides a range of 150 km. Flight speed – 130 km / h, flight height – 5.9 km.
The reconnaissance complex includes a cooled infrared night vision camera, a high-resolution daytime camera and a laser designator. The data transmission system is capable of transmitting encoded data to the ground at a rate of 10 megabytes per second and storing it on an onboard medium. It is claimed that the drone is resistant to hacking of the control system and can fly without using satellite navigation.
Obviously, the new tactical UAV quickly replaced the old Orbiter-2M on the Azad Systems assembly line as the main tactical drone, since already in the April 2016 battles, the Azerbaijani military demonstrated the wreckage of the shot down Orbiter-3 as a “shot down Armenian drone”.
Periodically military demonstrations are also held on the territory of Nakhichevan, separated from the main part of Azerbaijan, where in recent years a powerful strike group of the Azerbaijani army has been created, capable of striking from the rear to cut a narrow corridor connecting the territory of the main part of Armenia with the Iranian border. The same corridor is a critical logistical communication for Karabakh. At one of the shows in Nakhichevan, President Aliyev was also shown the Orbiter-3 reconnaissance complex mounted on a trailer.
Despite the fact that Orbiter-3 is one of the best tactical drones in the world and, thanks to an electric motor, is practically silent, in the July 2020 battles, the Armenians apparently managed to shoot down at least 3 such drones.
The Armenian side has posted photos of the downed Orbiter-3 from. As it can be seen, the UAV landing systems worked – one can see the parachute system’s halyard and the canopy lying in the distance, as well as the inflatable pillow that worked on the “back” (Orbiter-3 normally sits on the “back”).
Nevertheless, the drone was badly damaged – the wing console was destroyed and both winglets were broken off, the front stabilizer was torn off and the “ball” of the observation system was broken.
Despite the fact that the Azerbaijani army adopted a new modern UAV Orbiter-3, Aeronautics Defense Systems continued to improve the previous model Orbiter-2M and in September 2016 brought a new model of a small kamikaze drone Orbiter-1K to Baku at the ADEX-2016 military exhibition…
The attack drone is created in the body of the Orbiter-2M already mastered in production and has a weight of 10 kg, of which 2.5 kg is a warhead with 4000 tungsten submunitions. Launched from a catapult. Equipped with an electric motor, which provides a flight duration of 2-3 hours at a speed of 65-100 km / h, a flight altitude of 4.5 km.
With the Orbiter-1K – the kamikaze drone is reversible, and, if no suitable target is found, it calmly returns and descends by parachute, after which it can be prepared for departure again.
It is argued that Orbiter-1K is capable of autonomously filming a given area and independently, without a command from the control center, attack stationary and mobile targets in a given area. In one-way flight, the Orbiter-1K is capable of attacking a target at a range of 80-100 km.
The assembly of the Orbiter-1K under the designation Zerbe-1K (Zerbe – Impact) began at the Azad Systems plant in 2017.
However, in August 2017, the Israeli government temporarily suspended the Aeronautics Defense Systems export license for the supply of kamikaze drones to Azerbaijan in connection with the high-profile scandal associated with these drones.
The Israeli newspaper “Maariv” published a note that during the presentation of the Orbiter-1K UAV to a potential buyer in mid-summer 2017, the Azerbaijanis demanded a real blow to the Armenian positions in Karabakh.
The Israeli prosecutor’s office brought charges against the leadership of Aeronautics Defense Systems, but the company denied the use of its kamikaze UAV against the Armenians of Karabakh, stating that “it never held a demonstration against living targets, including in this case.”
It is difficult to say how the investigation of the Israeli prosecutor’s office ended, but apparently everything has settled down and the export of Orbiter-1K drone drones to Azerbaijan has continued safely.
Of course, the Israelis didn’t test their Orbiter 1K on Armenian targets, the Azerbaijanis tested the Zerbe 1K on Armenian targets, and the fact that these two drones are actually one and the same is beside the point.
Another drone that’s reportedly used by Azerbaijan is the ThunderB reconnaissance drone.
There is practically no information on the delivery of ThunderB reconnaissance drones to Azerbaijan by the Israeli company Bluebird Aero Systems. Moreover, it was never shown at parades, and in the videos of the Azerbaijani military they were also never shown.
However, one such drone with N205 fell into the hands of Armenians on April 2, 2016 during the so-called “April war”.
ThunderB is a tactical reconnaissance drone with a wingspan of 4 m and a fuselage length of 1.9 m. It is launched with a catapult, landing – parachute with an airbag.
The device is interesting in that it weighs 32 kg and can stay in the air for 16 to 24 hours. Apparently, it was this feature that attracted the attention of the Azerbaijani military, in comparison with the “electric” Orbiter-3, which otherwise has comparable characteristics and is assembled in Azerbaijan.
One Russian-language source said that “the power plant of the BlueBird ThunderB UAV is represented by an electric motor, which allows the device to reach a maximum travel speed of up to 120 km / h, while, thanks to the use of a special technology, the battery charge lasts for a very long period of being in the air” , this statement is highly doubtful and most likely a consequence of a careless translation.
At least Bluebird Aero Systems itself writes about “advanced fuel-injected engine”, in another English-language source – “The ThunderB UAV is powered by a digital electronic fuel injection (EFI) engine driving a pusher propeller” (equipped with a digital electronic injection engine driving a pusher propeller). That is, in both cases we are talking about an internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection.
In addition, the available rear photo of the ThunderB N205 also shows that it is much closer to an internal combustion engine – there are elements not typical for an electric motor – an air intake, some kind of pipe and a cutout for engine cooling.
Practice shows that miracles do not happen – a small drone cannot carry so many batteries to stay in the air for a day on electric traction.
Otherwise, ThunderB is a fairly standard drone with a speed of 60-130 km / h, a range of information transmission systems of 100-150 km, and a flight altitude of 4.85 km. The 3.5 kg gyro-stabilized payload includes a high-resolution daytime camera, thermal imager and laser designator.
During the hostilities in July 2020, the Armenian press declared another ThunderB destroyed, but another drone, SkyStriker, was identified in the bad photo in the report, so this statement was erroneous.
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southfront--2020-10-26--Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups – October 26, 2020

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Carrier strike group ( @ @ @ @ @ formation of the United States Navy .
It is centered on an aircraft carrier and @ @ @ @ @ 65 to 70 aircrafts .
It ’ s composed of roughly 7,500 personnel , an @ @ @ @ @ one cruiser , a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers and/or frigates .
A @ @ @ @ @ on occasion , includes submarines , attached logistics ships and a supply ship .
Carrier @ @ @ @ @ element of U.S. power projection over the world ’ s oceans .
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Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air wing of 65 to 70 aircrafts. It’s composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers and/or frigates. A carrier strike group also, on occasion, includes submarines, attached logistics ships and a supply ship. Carrier strike groups comprise a principal element of U.S. power projection over the world’s oceans.
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southfront--2020-10-26--Nobody Believes In Peace. Azerbaijan Attacks Armenian Forces Despite US-Sponsored Ceasefire

As of October 26 , Azerbaijan and Turkey kept their operational initiative in the war with Armenia in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region .
Their forces continue developing their offensive in southern Karabakh by trying to remove Armenian forces from of the Lachin corridor area in order to cut off the link between the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Armenia itself .
Attempts of Armenian forces to retake the initiative and counter—attacks near the Iranian border did not lead to any breakthrough results .
In turn , the Armenian Defense Ministry was forced to admit that it in fact has lost the south @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its version of events , the towns of Fuzuli and Hadrut are still not controlled by Azerbaijan .
This goes contrary to videos from the ground .
At the same time , the Azerbaijani advance on the town of Qubadli faced particular difficulties and in fact the town remains contested .
Further development of the Azerbaijani forces ’ advance poses a direct thereat to the town of Shushi , near the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic capital , Stepankert , and the Lanchin corridor .
Both these directions are considered as strategically vital by the Armenian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible effort to prevent this scenario .
On October 25 , the General Prosecutor ’ s Office of Armenia announced that it has factual evidence that numerous operators of Turkish Special Forces took part in clashes in Karabakh .
According to the report , since August , Turkish personnel have been training the Azerbaijani military and participating in the conflict .
Earlier it became known that after the joint Turkish-Azerbaijani drills in August a large number of Turkish military specialists , service members and equipment remained in Azerbaijan .
The presence of Turkish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ganja and Qabala were confirmed by satellite images .
The Armenian side insists that the Turkish F-16s were involved in the shooting down of Armenian aircraft and providing air cover for Azerbaijani combat drones bombing Armenian positions in Karabakh .
Turkish weapon supplies and the contribution of Turkish intelligence and top officers to the planning and employment the Azerbaijani advance in Karabakh are another open secret .
The presence of members of Turkish-backed Syrian militant groups in the combat zone area was also confirmed by photo and video evidence .
Azerbaijani President Ilham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syrian militants do not participate in the war while simultaneously making loud statements about victories of Azerbaijani forces .
During an operational meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and commanders of units on the front line , Aliyev claimed that his forces eliminated or captured about 300 Armenian battle tanks and destroyed 6 S-300 air defense systems .
The Azerbaijani leader also stated that Armenia received modern weapons every day somehow forgetting to mention various Turkish and Israeli weapon systems employed by the Azerbaijani military .
Meanwhile , Armenian Foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jeyhun Bayramov met with Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun in Washington and agreed on the establishment of another humanitarian ceasefire , the third one since the start of the war on September 27 .
Nonetheless , it does not look like it will allow for any strategic breakthrough as the previous two ceasefires collapsed immediately after their formal start .
Moreover , the current situation on the frontline does not sit well with the goals of both sides .
The Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc still seeks to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh question by military means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Armenians out of the region .
At the same time , for the Armenians the current configuration of the frontline , even if the conflict is temporarily frozen , will be a source of permanent threat to the vital infrastructure of Karabakh .
In these conditions , the resumption of the Azerbaijani advance will be almost inevitable .
The Iranian leadership is also skeptical regarding the diplomatic settlement of the conflict .
Iran has deployed large forces to the border with Karabakh and launched large-scale military drills in the area .

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As of October 26, Azerbaijan and Turkey kept their operational initiative in the war with Armenia in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. Their forces continue developing their offensive in southern Karabakh by trying to remove Armenian forces from of the Lachin corridor area in order to cut off the link between the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Armenia itself.
Attempts of Armenian forces to retake the initiative and counter—attacks near the Iranian border did not lead to any breakthrough results. In turn, the Armenian Defense Ministry was forced to admit that it in fact has lost the south of Karabakh. Nonetheless, according to its version of events, the towns of Fuzuli and Hadrut are still not controlled by Azerbaijan. This goes contrary to videos from the ground. At the same time, the Azerbaijani advance on the town of Qubadli faced particular difficulties and in fact the town remains contested. Further development of the Azerbaijani forces’ advance poses a direct thereat to the town of Shushi, near the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic capital, Stepankert, and the Lanchin corridor. Both these directions are considered as strategically vital by the Armenian leadership and it will likely contribute every possible effort to prevent this scenario.
On October 25, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Armenia announced that it has factual evidence that numerous operators of Turkish Special Forces took part in clashes in Karabakh. According to the report, since August, Turkish personnel have been training the Azerbaijani military and participating in the conflict. Earlier it became known that after the joint Turkish-Azerbaijani drills in August a large number of Turkish military specialists, service members and equipment remained in Azerbaijan. The presence of Turkish F-16 fighter jets at the airbases of Ganja and Qabala were confirmed by satellite images. The Armenian side insists that the Turkish F-16s were involved in the shooting down of Armenian aircraft and providing air cover for Azerbaijani combat drones bombing Armenian positions in Karabakh. Turkish weapon supplies and the contribution of Turkish intelligence and top officers to the planning and employment the Azerbaijani advance in Karabakh are another open secret. The presence of members of Turkish-backed Syrian militant groups in the combat zone area was also confirmed by photo and video evidence.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev insists that the Turkish military and Syrian militants do not participate in the war while simultaneously making loud statements about victories of Azerbaijani forces. During an operational meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and commanders of units on the front line, Aliyev claimed that his forces eliminated or captured about 300 Armenian battle tanks and destroyed 6 S-300 air defense systems. The Azerbaijani leader also stated that Armenia received modern weapons every day somehow forgetting to mention various Turkish and Israeli weapon systems employed by the Azerbaijani military.
Meanwhile, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun in Washington and agreed on the establishment of another humanitarian ceasefire, the third one since the start of the war on September 27. Nonetheless, it does not look like it will allow for any strategic breakthrough as the previous two ceasefires collapsed immediately after their formal start. Moreover, the current situation on the frontline does not sit well with the goals of both sides.
The Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc still seeks to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh question by military means dismantling the Armenian republic there and pushing the Armenians out of the region. At the same time, for the Armenians the current configuration of the frontline, even if the conflict is temporarily frozen, will be a source of permanent threat to the vital infrastructure of Karabakh. In these conditions, the resumption of the Azerbaijani advance will be almost inevitable.
The Iranian leadership is also skeptical regarding the diplomatic settlement of the conflict. Iran has deployed large forces to the border with Karabakh and launched large-scale military drills in the area.
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southfront--2020-10-27--Video Footage Of First Orion UAV Delivered To The Russian Armed Forces

On October 23rd , the first Orion UAV that was delivered to the Russian Armed Forces was showcased in a video .
This and much more were described and shown in the program “ Smotr ” of the Russian NTV channel , which clearly demonstrates the capabilities of the drone .
In particular , the UAV ’ s arsenal now has inexpensive small-sized weapons developed on the basis of standard warheads of the Grad MLRS .
These are guided aerial bombs weighing 20 and 50 kilograms with a folding wing , which allows them to glide exactly to the target @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aerial bombs and small-sized missiles .
Orion is equipped with three suspension points – two under the wing consoles and one under the fuselage .
The maximum weight of the payload is 200 kilograms .
It is noteworthy that initially the UAV was created as a reconnaissance aircraft , but now its capabilities have been significantly expanded .
Earlier it was reported that the drone can be in the air for a day , moving at an average speed of 200 kilometers per hour .
However , due to the aerodynamic qualities close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flight time may turn out to be even longer .
The UAV control center includes the commander ’ s position , drone control operator stations and payload control operator stations .
Everything was initially designed so that there was no need to use professional pilots .
Takeoff and landing are also carried out automatically , the operators make sure that there is no emergency , and , if necessary , can stop takeoff or give the command to go around on landing .
It is noteworthy that the landing system has three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the so-called “ peaceful ” method .
But in wartime , satellites can be disabled , disabled , or drowned out .
In this case , there is a second system – radar .
For Orion , a special two-band landing radar has been developed , which has already been repeatedly used in practice in extreme conditions – the UAV was tested in Syria .
The third landing system is laser , in case there is a powerful jamming for the locator .
The Russian Ministry of Defense signed an act of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April 2020 .
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On October 23rd, the first Orion UAV that was delivered to the Russian Armed Forces was showcased in a video.
This and much more were described and shown in the program “Smotr” of the Russian NTV channel, which clearly demonstrates the capabilities of the drone.
In particular, the UAV’s arsenal now has inexpensive small-sized weapons developed on the basis of standard warheads of the Grad MLRS.
These are guided aerial bombs weighing 20 and 50 kilograms with a folding wing, which allows them to glide exactly to the target.
The arsenal also includes KAB-20 corrected aerial bombs and small-sized missiles.
Orion is equipped with three suspension points – two under the wing consoles and one under the fuselage.
The maximum weight of the payload is 200 kilograms.
It is noteworthy that initially the UAV was created as a reconnaissance aircraft, but now its capabilities have been significantly expanded.
Earlier it was reported that the drone can be in the air for a day, moving at an average speed of 200 kilometers per hour. However, due to the aerodynamic qualities close to the airframe, under certain conditions the flight time may turn out to be even longer.
The UAV control center includes the commander’s position, drone control operator stations and payload control operator stations.
Everything was initially designed so that there was no need to use professional pilots.
Takeoff and landing are also carried out automatically, the operators make sure that there is no emergency, and, if necessary, can stop takeoff or give the command to go around on landing.
It is noteworthy that the landing system has three levels.
The first is satellite navigation, the so-called “peaceful” method. But in wartime, satellites can be disabled, disabled, or drowned out.
In this case, there is a second system – radar. For Orion, a special two-band landing radar has been developed, which has already been repeatedly used in practice in extreme conditions – the UAV was tested in Syria.
The third landing system is laser, in case there is a powerful jamming for the locator.
The Russian Ministry of Defense signed an act of acceptance of the first Orion UAV in April 2020.
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southfront--2020-10-27--Cultivated Lunacy, Nuclear Deterrence and Banning the Nuke

Is international relations a field for cautious minds , marked by permanent setbacks , or terrain where the bold are encouraged to seize the day ?
In terms of dealing with the existential and even unimaginable horror that is nuclear war , the bold have certainly stolen a march .
The signature of Honduras was the 50th required for the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ( TPNW ) .
Parties to the treaty are barred from possessing , developing , acquiring , testing , stockpiling , transferring , stationing , or threatening the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prohibitions .
The treaty also makes it illegal for any of the parties to “ assist , encourage or induce , in any way , anyone to engage in any activity prohibited ” by the document .
Set to enter into force on January 22 , 2021 , the signing was cheered by the UN Secretary General António Guterres through his spokesman , Stéphane Dujarric , who saluted “ the work of civil society , which has been instrumental in facilitating the negotiation and ratification of the Treaty.
” It was also a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explosions and tests , “ the culmination of a worldwide movement to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequence of any use of nuclear weapons.
” Beatrice Fihn , Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ( ICAN ) , was also celebratory in calling the coming into force of the TPNW as “ a new chapter for nuclear disarmament .
Decades of activism have achieved what many said was impossible : nuclear weapons are banned.
” ICAN , in a statement released on Sunday , promised that this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treaty is in force , all States ’ parties will need to implement all of their positive obligations under the treaty and abide by its prohibitions.
” In a pointed warning to those states yet to join the TPNW , the organisation suggested that the document ’ s “ power ” would reverberate globally in discouraging companies from continuing to manufacture nuclear weapons and institutions from investing in those companies .
In looking at the debates on nuclear weapons , one tension remains ineradicable .
Those who do not possess such weapons , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reassuring properties , have little interest in seeing them kept .
They can moralise , stigmatise , and condemn from summits of humanitarian principle .
They aspire to the credit of sanity .
Nuclear Weapons States ( NWS ) and their allies promote themselves as the world weary adults , soberly reliable in the face of such immature flights of fancy .
The opposite is true ; their philosophy is a cultivated lunacy accepting of the very thing they wish to do away with .
Everyone might well agree to the abolition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exactly , the goal is to be achieved .
If changes are to take place , the school of cultivated lunacy insists it be done gradually , achieved through more acceptable , if constipated fora , such the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) .
The result is that disarmament takes place slowly or suffers , as is happening now , reversals , usually in moves to modernise current arsenals .
The march of the TPNW is something nuclear weapons states have fought from negotiating rooms to chambers of ratification .
US Assistant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ford stated the common wisdom on that side of the fence in August 2017 .
The TPNW suggested that advocates for the ban were “ fundamentally about addressing the real challenges of maintaining peace and security in a complicated and dangerous world , and unserious about trying to make that world a genuinely safer place.
” The joint statement released by the United States , United Kingdom and France on July 7 , 2017 was sternly disapproving , even ill-wishing .
The countries promised to avoid signing , ratifying or ever becoming parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their part had not , and would not change .
It would , they stated menacingly , do nothing to alter or add to the nature of customary international law .
They could point , triumphantly , at the absence of other nuclear weapon states and those relying on nuclear deterrence in the creative process .
Such sentiments have been reiterated with the promise that the TPNW will enter into force .
In a letter to signatories from the Trump administration obtained by Associated Press , the United States claimed that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia , China , Britain and France ) , along with NATO , stood “ unified in our opposition to the potential repercussions of the treaty ” .
The document “ turns back the clock on verification and disarmament ” and threatened the NPT , “ considered the cornerstone of global non-proliferation efforts.
” Already divisive , the TPNW risked “ further entrenching divisions in existing non-proliferation and disarmament that offer the only realistic prospect for consensus-based progress ” .
The two words – “ nuclear deterrence ” – remain ludicrously attractive to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuke from its inception .
The nuke is paternally comforting , a stabilising foothold in a treacherous world .
While it has , at its core , a terrifying rationale , it brings with it , claim its defenders , the power to keep the peace , albeit through terror .
As the joint statement served to remind the starry-eyed abolitionists , nuclear deterrence had been vital “ in keeping the peace in Europe and North Asia for 70 years.
” The TPNW did little to address the security dimension and would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapon and will not enhance any country ’ s security , nor international peace and security.
” Countries such as Australia insist that their alliance obligations with powers possessing nuclear weapons – in their case , the United States – make signing and ratifying the TPNW incompatible .
Under the Security Treaty between Australia , New Zealand and the United States ( ANZUS ) , goes this argument , Australia would be expected to participate in joint operations that might involve the deployment of nuclear weapons .
In the blunt assessment of Australia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Evans , joining the TPNW would effectively see Canberra “ tearing up our US alliance commitment ” .
A very orthodox reading , though not necessarily accurate , given that the ANZUS regime is not , strictly speaking , a nuclear one .
More to the point is the elevation of extended nuclear deterrence to the level of a state religion , streaked with schizophrenia .
The Australian 2013 Defence White Paper discloses this in full : “ As long as nuclear weapons exist , we rely on the nuclear forces of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australia .
Australia is confident in the continuing viability of extended nuclear deterrence under the Alliance , while strongly supporting ongoing efforts towards global nuclear disarmament.
” Richard Tanter of the Nautilus Institute could only describe such a policy as “ absurd , obscene and reckless , ” not least because it is premised on an assurance that has never been given .
Certain voices earning their keep in this field argue that the regimes of the TPNW and the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty are not exclusive but complimentary projects .
A claim has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from diverging from the NPT with heretical defiance , is compatible with it .
As Thomas Hajnoczi suggests , the NPT was not intended as a complete and “ comprehensive regulation of all aspects that were indispensable for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy , non-proliferation , and nuclear disarmament.
” The TPNW added to the “ existing ‘ building ’ a layer necessary to realize a world without nuclear weapons.
” The international law fraternity is divided on this .
Arguments rage over the vagueness of the TPNW about legal obligations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Newell Highsmith and Mallory Stewart go so far as to see the lineaments of discrimination in the TPNW , seeing it as an unviable “ legal vehicle for disarmament ” with prospects to harm non-proliferation .
The result ?
Two estranged regimes , parallel and never meeting .
For the establishment veterans and their converts in the nuclear disarmament business , nuclear weapons remain a perverse form of reassurance and currency .
It keeps arms chair theorists , planners , technicians and engineers in jobs .
Abolishing them would be tantamount to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It might discourage that daily quotient of self-hate and suspicion that makes the human world go round .
For the fantasists of nuclear deterrence , this would be even more diabolical .
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College , Cambridge .
He lectures at RMIT University , Melbourne .
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Is international relations a field for cautious minds, marked by permanent setbacks, or terrain where the bold are encouraged to seize the day? In terms of dealing with the existential and even unimaginable horror that is nuclear war, the bold have certainly stolen a march.
The signature of Honduras was the 50th required for the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Parties to the treaty are barred from possessing, developing, acquiring, testing, stockpiling, transferring, stationing, or threatening the use of nuclear weapons, amongst other prohibitions. The treaty also makes it illegal for any of the parties to “assist, encourage or induce, in any way, anyone to engage in any activity prohibited” by the document.
Set to enter into force on January 22, 2021, the signing was cheered by the UN Secretary General António Guterres through his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, who saluted “the work of civil society, which has been instrumental in facilitating the negotiation and ratification of the Treaty.” It was also a harvest for those who had survived nuclear explosions and tests, “the culmination of a worldwide movement to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequence of any use of nuclear weapons.”
Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), was also celebratory in calling the coming into force of the TPNW as “a new chapter for nuclear disarmament. Decades of activism have achieved what many said was impossible: nuclear weapons are banned.”
ICAN, in a statement released on Sunday, promised that this was “just the beginning. Once the treaty is in force, all States’ parties will need to implement all of their positive obligations under the treaty and abide by its prohibitions.” In a pointed warning to those states yet to join the TPNW, the organisation suggested that the document’s “power” would reverberate globally in discouraging companies from continuing to manufacture nuclear weapons and institutions from investing in those companies.
In looking at the debates on nuclear weapons, one tension remains ineradicable. Those who do not possess such weapons, nor put their stake in their murderously reassuring properties, have little interest in seeing them kept. They can moralise, stigmatise, and condemn from summits of humanitarian principle. They aspire to the credit of sanity.
Nuclear Weapons States (NWS) and their allies promote themselves as the world weary adults, soberly reliable in the face of such immature flights of fancy. The opposite is true; their philosophy is a cultivated lunacy accepting of the very thing they wish to do away with. Everyone might well agree to the abolition of nuclear weapons but disagree on how, exactly, the goal is to be achieved. If changes are to take place, the school of cultivated lunacy insists it be done gradually, achieved through more acceptable, if constipated fora, such the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The result is that disarmament takes place slowly or suffers, as is happening now, reversals, usually in moves to modernise current arsenals.
The march of the TPNW is something nuclear weapons states have fought from negotiating rooms to chambers of ratification. US Assistant Secretary for International Security and Non-proliferation Christopher Ford stated the common wisdom on that side of the fence in August 2017. The TPNW suggested that advocates for the ban were “fundamentally unserious about addressing the real challenges of maintaining peace and security in a complicated and dangerous world, and unserious about trying to make that world a genuinely safer place.”
The joint statement released by the United States, United Kingdom and France on July 7, 2017 was sternly disapproving, even ill-wishing. The countries promised to avoid signing, ratifying or ever becoming parties to it. Obligations towards nuclear weapons on their part had not, and would not change. It would, they stated menacingly, do nothing to alter or add to the nature of customary international law. They could point, triumphantly, at the absence of other nuclear weapon states and those relying on nuclear deterrence in the creative process.
Such sentiments have been reiterated with the promise that the TPNW will enter into force. In a letter to signatories from the Trump administration obtained by Associated Press, the United States claimed that the five original nuclear powers (US, Russia, China, Britain and France), along with NATO, stood “unified in our opposition to the potential repercussions of the treaty”. The document “turns back the clock on verification and disarmament” and threatened the NPT, “considered the cornerstone of global non-proliferation efforts.” Already divisive, the TPNW risked “further entrenching divisions in existing non-proliferation and disarmament that offer the only realistic prospect for consensus-based progress”.
The two words – “nuclear deterrence” – remain ludicrously attractive to policy classes who learned to love the nuke from its inception. The nuke is paternally comforting, a stabilising foothold in a treacherous world. While it has, at its core, a terrifying rationale, it brings with it, claim its defenders, the power to keep the peace, albeit through terror. As the joint statement served to remind the starry-eyed abolitionists, nuclear deterrence had been vital “in keeping the peace in Europe and North Asia for 70 years.” The TPNW did little to address the security dimension and would not serve to eliminate “a single nuclear weapon and will not enhance any country’s security, nor international peace and security.”
Countries such as Australia insist that their alliance obligations with powers possessing nuclear weapons – in their case, the United States – make signing and ratifying the TPNW incompatible. Under the Security Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States (ANZUS), goes this argument, Australia would be expected to participate in joint operations that might involve the deployment of nuclear weapons. In the blunt assessment of Australia’s former foreign minister, Gareth Evans, joining the TPNW would effectively see Canberra “tearing up our US alliance commitment”. A very orthodox reading, though not necessarily accurate, given that the ANZUS regime is not, strictly speaking, a nuclear one.
More to the point is the elevation of extended nuclear deterrence to the level of a state religion, streaked with schizophrenia. The Australian 2013 Defence White Paper discloses this in full: “As long as nuclear weapons exist, we rely on the nuclear forces of the United States to deter nuclear attack on Australia. Australia is confident in the continuing viability of extended nuclear deterrence under the Alliance, while strongly supporting ongoing efforts towards global nuclear disarmament.” Richard Tanter of the Nautilus Institute could only describe such a policy as “absurd, obscene and reckless,” not least because it is premised on an assurance that has never been given.
Certain voices earning their keep in this field argue that the regimes of the TPNW and the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty are not exclusive but complimentary projects. A claim has been made that the TPNW, far from diverging from the NPT with heretical defiance, is compatible with it. As Thomas Hajnoczi suggests, the NPT was not intended as a complete and “comprehensive regulation of all aspects that were indispensable for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, non-proliferation, and nuclear disarmament.” The TPNW added to the “existing ‘building’ a layer necessary to realize a world without nuclear weapons.”
The international law fraternity is divided on this. Arguments rage over the vagueness of the TPNW about legal obligations, along with potential tensions vis-à-vis the NPT. Newell Highsmith and Mallory Stewart go so far as to see the lineaments of discrimination in the TPNW, seeing it as an unviable “legal vehicle for disarmament” with prospects to harm non-proliferation. The result? Two estranged regimes, parallel and never meeting.
For the establishment veterans and their converts in the nuclear disarmament business, nuclear weapons remain a perverse form of reassurance and currency. It keeps arms chair theorists, planners, technicians and engineers in jobs. Abolishing them would be tantamount to altering the power balance of international relations. It might discourage that daily quotient of self-hate and suspicion that makes the human world go round. For the fantasists of nuclear deterrence, this would be even more diabolical.
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne. Email: bkampmark@gmail.com
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southfront--2020-10-27--“UAE Gave Free S-300 To Haftar”: Turkey’s Struggle To Find Excuses For Its Apparent Failure In Libya

Turkey , and its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , and as a result its entire propaganda network are , to put it lightly , dissatisfied with the “ permanent ceasefire ” reached between the sides in Libya .
On October 23rd , the representatives of the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) , based in Tripoli , and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar ’ s Libyan National Army ( LNA ) , fighting on behalf of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives signed a permanent ceasefire agreement .
This means that a political settlement is possible , and it also jeopardizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to exploit its EEZ in the Mediterranean Sea , so that it could explore and extract resources .
It also jeopardizes Turkey ’ s potential access to Libyan oil fields , and the two military facilities that it was promised – Misrata and al-Wadiyah .
As such , the propaganda machine has begun moving , and firstly accusing the UAE of still providing weapons to the LNA , from all sorts of countries such as Belarus , China and others .
This was done through Clash Report , a known pro-Turkish propaganda Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that despite the ceasefire , the GNA still plans to undertaken its commitments in the deal , or at least Ankara hopes so .
Turkey is also dissatisfied with French President Emmanuel Macron becoming the “ spokesperson ” to the “ anti-Turkey platform ” .
What Turkey achieved in return for the deal that it expects to be very beneficial for it is the following : pushed back LNA forces from Tripoli , and the fight had already been at a standstill at that point .
Failed to capture Sirte , and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , since Egypt was likely to step in at that point .
Ankara made some massive claims , deployed approximately 10,000 militants , tens of thousands of pieces of equipment and hardware , and its own military specialists to provide assistance , and it achieved some marginal success .
Now , however , it attempts to paint a story in which the UAE is such a benefactor of the LNA that it actually provides free Russian S-300 missile defense systems to the LNA , and that ’ s why Turkey hadn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ceasefire was a mistake .
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Turkey, and its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and as a result its entire propaganda network are, to put it lightly, dissatisfied with the “permanent ceasefire” reached between the sides in Libya.
On October 23rd, the representatives of the Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli, and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), fighting on behalf of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives signed a permanent ceasefire agreement.
This means that a political settlement is possible, and it also jeopardizes Turkey’s deal with the GNA to exploit its EEZ in the Mediterranean Sea, so that it could explore and extract resources.
It also jeopardizes Turkey’s potential access to Libyan oil fields, and the two military facilities that it was promised – Misrata and al-Wadiyah.
As such, the propaganda machine has begun moving, and firstly accusing the UAE of still providing weapons to the LNA, from all sorts of countries such as Belarus, China and others.
This was done through Clash Report, a known pro-Turkish propaganda Twitter account.
BELARUS: ✅VOSTOK 3D RADAR
✅S-300 Air Defense System
✅S-125 Air Defense System CHINA: ✅WING LOONG 2
✅GUIDED ARTILLERY SHELL BRAZIL: ✅SUPER TUCANO#UAE ILLEGALLY CONTINUES TO SUPPLY ARMS TO #HAFTAR MILITIAS pic.twitter.com/UbA9riz70e — Clash Report (@clashreport) October 26, 2020
Also, there is hope that despite the ceasefire, the GNA still plans to undertaken its commitments in the deal, or at least Ankara hopes so.
Libyan Minister of Defence Salahaddin Namroush: The ceasefire agreement signed excludes our close relationship with Turkey. We will continue our joint military training program with our Turkish allies and strengthen our cooperation. — Clash Report (@clashreport) October 26, 2020
Turkey is also dissatisfied with French President Emmanuel Macron becoming the “spokesperson” to the “anti-Turkey platform”.
Recently French President Macron has become the spokesman of the anti-Turkey platform. "State" in Libya, "Oil" in Libya, "Authority" in the Mediterranean, "Colonial Image" in Africa, "Religion" in Nagorno Karabakh… Macron's psychology causes his aggression. pic.twitter.com/GGSjkV2Exz — Clash Report (@clashreport) October 26, 2020
What Turkey achieved in return for the deal that it expects to be very beneficial for it is the following: pushed back LNA forces from Tripoli, and the fight had already been at a standstill at that point.
Failed to capture Sirte, and even didn’t attempt to attack it, since Egypt was likely to step in at that point.
Ankara made some massive claims, deployed approximately 10,000 militants, tens of thousands of pieces of equipment and hardware, and its own military specialists to provide assistance, and it achieved some marginal success.
Now, however, it attempts to paint a story in which the UAE is such a benefactor of the LNA that it actually provides free Russian S-300 missile defense systems to the LNA, and that’s why Turkey hadn’t achieved success, but also that the ceasefire was a mistake.
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southfront--2020-10-27--Armenian-Azerbaijani War: Military Situation In Nagorno-Karabakh On October 27, 2020

Click to see the full-size image The Armenian-Azerbaijani war continues at its full-scale despite the US-sponsored ceasefire , which allegedly @ @ @ @ @ • Commander-in-Chief of the Iran ’ s IRGC visited Khodaafarin , inspecting the situation near @ @ @ @ @ • Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces continue in the Qobadli area .
The town @ @ @ @ @ ; • Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces are ongoing in the Fuzuli area ; @ @ @ @ @ Armenian forces are ongoing in the Martuni area ; • Adel al-Shahir , a prominent @ @ @ @ @ Division , was killed in the Karabakh area by Armenian artillery ; • Nagorno-Karabakh authorities @ @ @ @ @ as a new Minister of Defense , due to the injury of the previous Minister @ @ @ @ @ military operations .
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The Armenian-Azerbaijani war continues at its full-scale despite the US-sponsored ceasefire, which allegedly started on October 26.
Commander-in-Chief of the Iran’s IRGC visited Khodaafarin, inspecting the situation near the border with Nagorno-Karabakh;
Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces continue in the Qobadli area. The town is in hands of Azerbaijan;
Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces are ongoing in the Fuzuli area;
Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces are ongoing in the Martuni area;
Adel al-Shahir, a prominent field commander of the Hamza Division, was killed in the Karabakh area by Armenian artillery;
Azerbaijan Army shelled the town of Martuni;
Azerbaijan Army shelled the town of Martakert;
Armenian Army shelled the town of Tartar;
Armenian Army shelled the area of Aghband;
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities appointed Major General Mikael Arzumanyan as a new Minister of Defense, due to the injury of the previous Minister Lt. General Jalal Harutyunyan in military operations.
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southfront--2020-10-27--Bombardier And Others Prohibit Sales Of Parts For Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 UAVs

International pressure appears to be mounting on Turkey ’ s Bayraktar TB2 attack drones .
It should be noted that this is often not political pressure , but a result from Armenian lobbying to business itself , since governments appear all the happier to receive funds for arms exports .
The indigenous Turkish drone is “ homemade ” as far as assembly goes , with most of its parts being imported from the UK , Canada , Germany and others .
The infographic below provides some insight into where each part originates from .
Project Ploughshare , a Canadian NGO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prevent war and armed violence and build peace , published a report into Wescam ’ s selling of sensors to Turkey .
The entire report can be found here [ pdf ] .
Photos taken at arms fairs and in conflict zones commonly display Turkish UAVs fitted with WESCAM products , usually the MX-15D , the favourite of the Turkish Air Force ( Türk Hava Kuvvetleri or THK ) .
This model is easily identifiable when mounted to an airframe .
Baykar , the manufacturer of Turkey ’ s most popular UAV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WES-CAM systems and lists WESCAM as their sole EO/IR provider .
WESCAM now has an authorized service centre at the Baykar site in Istanbul .
And this happened in recent years , in 2016 Canadian arms exports to Turkey stood at $ 4.2 million , in 2019 they reached $ 192 million .
In October 2019 , Canada joined Germany , France , and the United Kingdom in an arms embargo against Turkey in response to Turkey ’ s unilateral invasion of Syria , which GAC deemed could risk “ undermining the stability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the humanitarian situation and rolling back progress achieved by the Global Coalition Against Daesh.
” In April 2020 , the Canadian arms embargo was indefinitely extended .
The principled and proactive freeze on Turkish-bound exports was seen as a positive example of Canada ’ s arms-control regime working as it should .
In response , Turkish officials frantically pressured Ottawa to allow an exemption , explicitly for WESCAM sensors , which have become essential to the operation of its UAVs .
Turkey ’ s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally called Prime Minister Justin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be reversed , emphasizing the “ utmost importance to the import of the optics and surveillance systems from the Canadian firm Wescam [ sic ] for its military drones , ” which were being used in Syria and Libya .
And an exemption was granted , so Bayraktar keeps receiving the equipment , for the drones to keep shooting .
The Bayraktar TB2 has been used in all operations in Northern Iraq , Northeastern Syria , Syria ’ s Idlib , Libya , and now is actively being used in Nagorno-Karabakh against Armenia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company Rotax to stop supplying aircraft engines to “ countries with unclear use ” .
Rotax is a subsidiary of Canadian Bombardier Recreational Products ( BRP ) says it has suspended the delivery of aircraft engines to “ countries with unclear usage ” in the wake of reports that some of those engines are being used on Turkish combat drones deployed by Azerbaijan in fighting against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh .
The Quebec-based company — better known for its Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles — said it became aware late last week that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by its Austrian subsidiary , Rotax , are being used on Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles ( UAVs ) .
Armenian officials also have accused Azerbaijan of using the Turkish drones to not only target military forces but also to conduct strikes against civilian infrastructure across Nagorno-Karabakh and in Armenia proper .
Turkey and Azerbaijan have denied these reports .
The Turkish embassy did not respond to a request for comment Officials at Global Affairs Canada said they are investigating allegations regarding the possible use of Canadian technology in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation.
” Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne suspended the export permits for WESCAM optical sensors and target acquisition systems on October 6th .
However , senior Global Affairs officials speaking at a briefing for MPs on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh could not explain why an exemption was made for these exports in the first place , given the embargo announced in 2019 and renewed in April of this year .
Essentially , Turkey is accused of using these drones to indiscriminately target military targets , as well as civilians in every battlefield they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspect to consider that there ’ s not a single grain of truth in these reports .
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International pressure appears to be mounting on Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 attack drones.
It should be noted that this is often not political pressure, but a result from Armenian lobbying to business itself, since governments appear all the happier to receive funds for arms exports.
The indigenous Turkish drone is “homemade” as far as assembly goes, with most of its parts being imported from the UK, Canada, Germany and others.
The infographic below provides some insight into where each part originates from.
Project Ploughshare, a Canadian NGO which works to advance policies and actions to prevent war and armed violence and build peace, published a report into Wescam’s selling of sensors to Turkey.
The entire report can be found here [pdf].
Photos taken at arms fairs and in conflict zones commonly display Turkish UAVs fitted with WESCAM products, usually the MX-15D, the favourite of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri or THK).
This model is easily identifiable when mounted to an airframe. Baykar, the manufacturer of Turkey’s most popular UAV, the TB2, has publicly lauded WES-CAM systems and lists WESCAM as their sole EO/IR provider. WESCAM now has an authorized service centre at the Baykar site in Istanbul.
And this happened in recent years, in 2016 Canadian arms exports to Turkey stood at $4.2 million, in 2019 they reached $192 million.
In October 2019, Canada joined Germany, France, and the United Kingdom in an arms embargo against Turkey in response to Turkey’s unilateral invasion of Syria, which GAC deemed could risk “undermining the stability of an already fragile region, exacerbating the humanitarian situation and rolling back progress achieved by the Global Coalition Against Daesh.”
In April 2020, the Canadian arms embargo was indefinitely extended.
The principled and proactive freeze on Turkish-bound exports was seen as a positive example of Canada’s arms-control regime working as it should.
In response, Turkish officials frantically pressured Ottawa to allow an exemption, explicitly for WESCAM sensors, which have become essential to the operation of its UAVs.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to request that the export freeze be reversed, emphasizing the “utmost importance to the import of the optics and surveillance systems from the Canadian firm Wescam [sic] for its military drones,” which were being used in Syria and Libya.
And an exemption was granted, so Bayraktar keeps receiving the equipment, for the drones to keep shooting.
The Bayraktar TB2 has been used in all operations in Northern Iraq, Northeastern Syria, Syria’s Idlib, Libya, and now is actively being used in Nagorno-Karabakh against Armenia.
In Germany, protests led to the company Rotax to stop supplying aircraft engines to “countries with unclear use”.
Rotax is a subsidiary of Canadian Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) says it has suspended the delivery of aircraft engines to “countries with unclear usage” in the wake of reports that some of those engines are being used on Turkish combat drones deployed by Azerbaijan in fighting against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Quebec-based company — better known for its Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles — said it became aware late last week that some of the recreational aircraft engines produced by its Austrian subsidiary, Rotax, are being used on Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
“We have recently been made aware that some Rotax engines are currently used in military UAVs, and have started a thorough investigation immediately,” Martin Langelier, BPR’s senior vice president and the company’s spokesperson, told Radio Canada International in an email statement. “In the meantime, we are suspending delivery of aircraft engines in countries with unclear usage.”
Armenian officials also have accused Azerbaijan of using the Turkish drones to not only target military forces but also to conduct strikes against civilian infrastructure across Nagorno-Karabakh and in Armenia proper.
Turkey and Azerbaijan have denied these reports. The Turkish embassy did not respond to a request for comment
Officials at Global Affairs Canada said they are investigating allegations regarding the possible use of Canadian technology in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and “will continue to assess the situation.”
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne suspended the export permits for WESCAM optical sensors and target acquisition systems on October 6th.
However, senior Global Affairs officials speaking at a briefing for MPs on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh could not explain why an exemption was made for these exports in the first place, given the embargo announced in 2019 and renewed in April of this year.
Essentially, Turkey is accused of using these drones to indiscriminately target military targets, as well as civilians in every battlefield they’re employed, and it is suspect to consider that there’s not a single grain of truth in these reports.
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southfront--2020-10-27--Military Situation In Syria On October 27, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • Syrian Arab Army @ @ @ @ @ positons of Turkish-backed forces in the villages of Balyun and Fulayfil ; • A civilian @ @ @ @ @ device exploded near the village of Daghlbash , west of Al-Bab ; • More than @ @ @ @ @ killed when Russian warplanes struck the military camp of Turkish proxies west of Armanaz ; @ @ @ @ @ patrol was carried out in the vicinity of the city of Darbasiyah ; • An @ @ @ @ @ car in the city of Al-Bab ; • Turkish-backed forces artillery shelled SDF positons in @ @ @ @ @ Sheikh Nasser and Jableh .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
Syrian Arab Army (SAA) artillery shelled positons of Turkish-backed forces in the villages of Balyun and Fulayfil;
A civilian was killed when an explosive device exploded near the village of Daghlbash, west of Al-Bab;
More than 80 Faylaq al-Sham militants were killed when Russian warplanes struck the military camp of Turkish proxies west of Armanaz;
A joint Russian-Turkish military patrol was carried out in the vicinity of the city of Darbasiyah;
An explosive device exploded inside a car in the city of Al-Bab;
Turkish-backed forces artillery shelled SDF positons in the villages of Al-Yashli, Sheikh Nasser and Jableh.
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southfront--2020-10-27--‘You’ll Bury Everyone Involved’: Bobulinski Recorded Biden Operatives Begging Him To Stay Quiet, Set

‘You’ll Bury Everyone Involved’: Bobulinski Recorded Biden Operatives Begging Him To Stay Quiet, Set To Release Tues

Former Biden insider Tony Bobulinski allegedly has a recording of Biden family operatives begging him to stay quiet , or he will “ bury ” the reputations of everyone involved in Hunter ’ s overseas dealings .
According to ‘ s Sean Davis , Bobulinski will play the tape on “ Tucker Carlson Tonight ” on Tuesday , when Carlson will devote his show ‘ entirely ’ to an interview with the Biden whistleblower .
Bobulinski flipped on the Bidens following a Senate report which revealed that they received a $ 5 million interest-free loan from a now-bankrupt Chinese energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insider , he was introduced to Joe Biden by Hunter , and they had an hour-long meeting where they discussed the Biden ’ s business plans with the Chinese , with which he says Joe was “ plainly familiar at least at a high level.
” Text messages from Bobulinski also reveal an effort to conceal Joe Biden ’ s involvement in Hunter ’ s business dealings , while Tony has also confirmed that the “ Big guy ” described in a leaked email is none other than Joe Biden himself .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Hunter Biden ’ s laptop allegedly contained child porn , which the FBI sat on for nine months after a Delaware computer repair shop owner turned it over to them , only to approach Congress – and finally Rudy Giuliani , when nobody else would take action .
And while we take no position on the “ Q ” phenomenon – we would be remiss if we didn ’ t point out that the MSM is panicking to cover up what appears to be yet another elite pedophile who may have had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose mother ( his brother widow ) Hunter was ‘ intimately ’ familiar with .
What ’ s going on with these people ?
Imagine if Donald Trump Jr. was smoking crack while getting footjobs from potentially underage family members , whose pornographic photos were found on his laptop .

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Former Biden insider Tony Bobulinski allegedly has a recording of Biden family operatives begging him to stay quiet, or he will “bury” the reputations of everyone involved in Hunter’s overseas dealings.
According to The Federalist‘s Sean Davis, Bobulinski will play the tape on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Tuesday, when Carlson will devote his show ‘entirely’ to an interview with the Biden whistleblower.
According to a source familiar with the planning, Bobulinski will play recordings of Biden family operatives begging him to stay quiet and claiming Bobulinski's revelations will "bury" the reputations of everyone involved in Hunter's overseas deals. — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 26, 2020
As The Federalist notes:
The Federalist confirmed with sources familiar with the plans that Bobulinski, a retired Navy lieutenant and Biden associate, will be airing tapes of Biden operatives begging Bobulinski to remain quiet as former Vice President Joe Biden nears the finish line to the White House next week.
Bobulinski flipped on the Bidens following a Senate report which revealed that they received a $5 million interest-free loan from a now-bankrupt Chinese energy company.
According to the former Biden insider, he was introduced to Joe Biden by Hunter, and they had an hour-long meeting where they discussed the Biden’s business plans with the Chinese, with which he says Joe was “plainly familiar at least at a high level.”
Text messages from Bobulinski also reveal an effort to conceal Joe Biden’s involvement in Hunter’s business dealings, while Tony has also confirmed that the “Big guy” described in a leaked email is none other than Joe Biden himself.
Of course, aside from the corruption allegations, Hunter Biden’s laptop allegedly contained child porn, which the FBI sat on for nine months after a Delaware computer repair shop owner turned it over to them, only to approach Congress – and finally Rudy Giuliani, when nobody else would take action.
OAN's @ChanelRion confirms photos and videos on Hunter's laptop are of his niece, Natalie Biden, daughter of Beau Biden, Hunter's deceased brother. She was 14-years-old at the time the pictures and videos were taken. pic.twitter.com/OxOXdM8DB5 — Sha (@quip1) October 24, 2020
And while we take no position on the “Q” phenomenon – we would be remiss if we didn’t point out that the MSM is panicking to cover up what appears to be yet another elite pedophile who may have had an incestuous relationship with his niece – whose mother (his brother widow) Hunter was ‘intimately’ familiar with.
What’s going on with these people?
A mother accusing Hunter Biden of inappropriate contact with her child told Joe Biden she would call the police if Hunter came near the minor again. Joe and his brother, Jim, wanted to silence her.https://t.co/W2eDlQWbuk pic.twitter.com/FpP5eBugYS — Cassandra Scarebanks? (@CassandraRules) October 26, 2020
Imagine if Donald Trump Jr. was smoking crack while getting footjobs from potentially underage family members, whose pornographic photos were found on his laptop.
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These developments are accompanied by the increasing censorship against independent media organizations and activists. Euro-Atlantic structures have been contributing extensive efforts to silence independent points of view. SouthFront is one of the targets of this campaign. The pressure faced by our team is unprecedented. SouthFront was not only named by the US State Department as one of the main threats to the globalist propaganda, but was censored by the 4 largest mainstream social media platforms: YouTube, Facebook, Twitter… and even Instagram.
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southfront--2020-10-27--Azerbaijan’s President Mimics “Big Brother” Erdogan’s Rhetoric And Attitudes

On October 26th , Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev made an address regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia .
Some of his statements are quite notable , and remind of another close ally of his – “ big brother ” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , which Aliyev strongly appears to be “ cosplaying ” .
According to him , in recent years , official Baku has done a great job of informing the world community about the realities of the South Caucasus .
He noted that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs did not even try to put pressure on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have repeatedly called on France , Russia and the United States to impose sanctions against Armenia .
Nagorno-Karabakh is the only issue on which the positions of these countries coincide .
This is because the occupation and the status quo met the interests of the co-chairing countries and Armenia , ” the President said .
“ No one is allowed to play with the feelings of the people of Azerbaijan .
The mediators must either achieve the withdrawal of the occupying forces , or move out of the way of Baku.
” He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to liberate the occupied lands , international players began to actively declare the need to stop hostilities .
Attempts are being made to save Armenia from defeat .
The head of state stressed that Armenia can use the new ceasefire regime for another round of armaments .
The President of Azerbaijan called jesters who danced in Shusha and thereby offend the feelings of the Azerbaijani people .
The President of Azerbaijan highly appreciated the position of Turkey calling for UN reform .
“ In the UN Security Council , a number of countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the member states of the Non-Aligned Movement did not allow this document to be adopted .
This is because there is international law and justice , ” Aliyev said .
The President of Azerbaijan called on the supporters of Yerevan to achieve an end to the occupation of Azerbaijani lands .
The leader of Azerbaijan said that Baku is ready for a political or military solution to the conflict .
“ The main thing now is to achieve a complete and early settlement of the conflict !
” He noted .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force in Azerbaijan .
The President also noted that Azerbaijan is ready to ensure the security of every Armenian living in Nagorno-Karabakh .
“ The peoples will coexist peacefully throughout the country , ” Aliyev said .
The President of Azerbaijan announced the liberation of 18 more settlements of the country during the last battles .
A video was also shared online showing the level of demoralization and presumed fear among Armenian soldiers .
The ceasefire is all but done , as Armenia continues noting violations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yerevan of the same .
At around 10:00-10:15 local time on October 27th , Azerbaijan reportedly violated the ceasefire and used drones to shell border guard guiding posts of the Republic of Armenia at its southern border with Iran .
Noting this latest violation of the ceasefire and the shelling of the state border of the Republic of Armenia , the Artsakh Ministry of Defense declares that it is forced to strike retaliatory blows at the Azerbaijani forces .
Despite reports in Armenian media , the truth is , and it is evident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admitting that concessions will be necessary is that Azerbaijan has the upper hand in the situation now , and its advantage is becoming greater with each day .
It is unclear if Russia plans to step in , but it also could be too little too late .
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On October 26th, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev made an address regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia.
Some of his statements are quite notable, and remind of another close ally of his – “big brother” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which Aliyev strongly appears to be “cosplaying”.
Azerbaijan is restoring historical justice today, President Ilham Aliyev said.
According to him, in recent years, official Baku has done a great job of informing the world community about the realities of the South Caucasus.
“Baku explained and substantiated to the whole world that Nagorno-Karabakh is the historical land of Azerbaijan and this fact is based on historical evidence,” Aliyev said.
He noted that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs did not even try to put pressure on the occupying state – Armenia.
“I have repeatedly called on France, Russia and the United States to impose sanctions against Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh is the only issue on which the positions of these countries coincide. This is because the occupation and the status quo met the interests of the co-chairing countries and Armenia,” the President said. “No one is allowed to play with the feelings of the people of Azerbaijan. The mediators must either achieve the withdrawal of the occupying forces, or move out of the way of Baku.”
He noted that as soon as Azerbaijan began to liberate the occupied lands, international players began to actively declare the need to stop hostilities. Attempts are being made to save Armenia from defeat.
“Today Azerbaijan alone is fulfilling the UN Security Council resolutions. We are shaping new realities! The conflict must be resolved either by peace or by war. We are ready to stop as soon as Baku presents a clear schedule for the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the territory of Azerbaijan,” Aliyev said.
The head of state stressed that Armenia can use the new ceasefire regime for another round of armaments.
“Over the past month, they continue to actively supply weapons to Armenia. Will a country striving for a ceasefire to arm itself?” Aliyev said, stressing that Baku has irrefutable evidence of the transfer of weapons to Yerevan by air.
The President of Azerbaijan called jesters who danced in Shusha and thereby offend the feelings of the Azerbaijani people.
“During the fighting, 252 tanks of the Armenian Armed Forces were disabled in a month, 53 were taken as trophies. Six S-400 air defense systems were destroyed. I ask, where does poverty-stricken Armenia get this amount of money from?” Aliyev said.
The President of Azerbaijan highly appreciated the position of Turkey calling for UN reform. “In the UN Security Council, a number of countries tried to pass an anti-Azerbaijani resolution, but the member states of the Non-Aligned Movement did not allow this document to be adopted. This is because there is international law and justice,” Aliyev said.
The President of Azerbaijan called on the supporters of Yerevan to achieve an end to the occupation of Azerbaijani lands.
“No one is allowed to play with the feelings of the people of Azerbaijan. The mediators must either achieve the withdrawal of the occupying forces, or move out of the way of Baku. Over the past month, the mediating countries have only tried to put pressure on Azerbaijan. These states should abandon the preconceived position,” Aliyev said.
The leader of Azerbaijan said that Baku is ready for a political or military solution to the conflict. “The main thing now is to achieve a complete and early settlement of the conflict!” He noted.
The President also drew attention to the deployment of F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force in Azerbaijan.
“These planes arrived in Azerbaijan to participate in the exercises, and after the escalation the situation remained on our territory. F-16s of the Turkish Air Force will be used to prevent aggression from abroad,” Aliyev said.
The President also noted that Azerbaijan is ready to ensure the security of every Armenian living in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“The peoples will coexist peacefully throughout the country,” Aliyev said.
The President of Azerbaijan announced the liberation of 18 more settlements of the country during the last battles.
“4 villages of Zangilan, 6 – Jabrail, 7 – Gubadli regions, as well as the city of Gubadli, have been liberated from the occupation,” Aliyev said.
A video was also shared online showing the level of demoralization and presumed fear among Armenian soldiers.
The ceasefire is all but done, as Armenia continues noting violations by Azerbaijan, while Baku also accuses Yerevan of the same.
At around 10:00-10:15 local time on October 27th, Azerbaijan reportedly violated the ceasefire and used drones to shell border guard guiding posts of the Republic of Armenia at its southern border with Iran.
Noting this latest violation of the ceasefire and the shelling of the state border of the Republic of Armenia, the Artsakh Ministry of Defense declares that it is forced to strike retaliatory blows at the Azerbaijani forces.
“The Armenian armed forces retaliated against Azerbaijan. As a result of the enemy’s shelling of the southern border of Armenia, the Armenian side did not suffer any losses,” Armenian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.
Despite reports in Armenian media, the truth is, and it is evident in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s admitting that concessions will be necessary is that Azerbaijan has the upper hand in the situation now, and its advantage is becoming greater with each day. It is unclear if Russia plans to step in, but it also could be too little too late.
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