Not necessarily

Azerbaijan doesn't have many modern air defence systems, only Cold War era ones other than S-300 which is kinda expensive to use on this.

The drones are actually highly vulnerable (like US Predator) to more modern systems

Then there's also the issue of competence. Who knows how good the Azerbaijani air defence system really is?

Russians have far more drones than just Turkey's one hit wonder. They have many different kinds with different capabilities AND are able to employ them together effectively. They are still a formidable power, and Turkey is a follower not a leader in R&D.

Why do you say Russia's EW is behind Turkey? The Azerbaijani conflict is not any such indicator.

Theoretically they are targetable with AAA and SAMs too, but it depends on 1) how well-maintained those systems are and 2) how competent the crews are

Azerbaijanis possessing the weapon doesn't mean anything if they're not good at tactically employing them

While you're right that the drones are in a sense quite vulnerable (which is why things like Predator and Reaper have been deemed useful only for insurgency work), they are also not quite as vulnerable as it might seem

Azerbaijan's SAMs are things like SA-4 and SA-6 on one end of the spectrum, and Iglas on the other. Both are pretty damn old and not optimised for the job.

They don't need ground based intel. Look up the Bekaa Valley, this isn't even the first drone vs SAM fight.

More importantly, what is the operational readiness and training proficiency of the Azerbaijani SAM operators...?

This post has been edited by KLthinker91: Oct 6 2020, 09:19 PM

The confusion is probably because Harop is a loitering munition, basically a cruise missile. It hovers over the battlefield and then "suicide" attacks into a target. Therefore it is most likely that the attack is being confused as "shot down"