Number of Armed UAVs Set To Expand Significantly | 武装无人机数量将大幅增加

May 12, 2021
The performance of relatively low cost UAVs like the Bayraktar TB2 in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh is expected to accelerate the proliferation of armed UAVs around the world.
Credit: Baykar

虽然武装无人机可以说已经成为21世纪的空中力量中最引人注目的要素，但当今世界范围内的军事思想对这些无人机的关注仍然很少。

While armed UAVs arguably have been the most high-profile element of air power in the 21st century, rarely have they been more central to military thinking around the world than they are today.

2020年下半年，阿塞拜疆与亚美尼亚在纳卡地区之间发生的为期六周的冲突中，其作战成果加强了无人机系统的效用，而且还表明即使是资金和技术都异常缺乏的军队，也能像这样使无人机系统发挥毁灭性的作用。

A relatively minor, six-week clash between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the latter part of 2020 not only reinforced the utility of these systems, but also demonstrated how even militaries that are not exceptionally well financed or technologically advanced are able to operate them to devastating effect.

 

在最近的战事中，察打一体无人机展示了其有效性和可负担性之后，各国现在正在重新评估该领域的要求。在2020-2030这十年中，这类无人机可能会大大增加。

With countries now reassessing their requirements in this domain following the recent demonstrations of both operational effectiveness and accessibility, that number is likely to expand significantly as the 2020s progress.