1/ While the Russia army struggles with the impact of Telegram and Discord being throttled or blocked by the government, Ukraine has long used a highly sophisticated indigenously developed digital command and control system. Russian warbloggers have highlighted the contrast. ⬇️
2/ Detailed accounts such as the one in the thread below illustrate how Telegram – a commercial app run from Dubai – has been a central tool in the Russian kill chain, allowing for rapid responses to Ukrainian actions. Discord was also heavily used.
3/ Although this approach has been effective, it has now deliberately been rendered unusable by the Russian government. 'Two Majors' compares how Ukraine has approached digital command and control, and never made itself reliant on Telegram:
4/ "On the digitalisation of Ukraine's armed forces, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have launched a digital command and control system, Mission Control, designed to unify planning, task execution, and reporting for all UAV operations on the frontline.
5/ "The system allows operators to enter data on the UAV type, launch location, flight route, mission, weather conditions, speed, launch type, and results.
6/ "Based on this data, automatic reports are generated in real time, eliminating paperwork and manual summaries, and providing commanders with a quick overview of mission effectiveness.
7/ "Mission Control is integrated into the DELTA system, the core situational awareness and battle management ecosystem, first introduced in 2016 and officially adopted by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine in August 2024.
8/ "DELTA is used across all branches of the armed forces and at all levels of command in the Ukrainian army, from tactical units to strategic leadership.
9/ "It's simultaneously accessible via mobile devices such as phones and tablets, providing real-time situational awareness and enabling rapid decision-making.
10/ "Ukrainian units also use other applications, including those integrated into DELTA:
◾️"Krapiva" is a tactical-level situational awareness system used to coordinate actions between units, adjust fire, and exchange operational intelligence during combat.
11/ "◾️Nettle-Krapiva is software for artillery calculations that speeds up calculations by 2–10 times.
◾️Milchat is a secure messenger for over 600,000 military personnel.
◾️The "Virage Tablet" provides real-time aerial threat awareness.
12/ "It integrates aerial target flight data from visual and technical detection systems. It enables maneuvering of mobile task forces and airborne countermeasures, and alerts fixed firing posts and radar positions.
13/ "◾️The UA DroneID app complements the UAV flight control system and replaces the "friend or foe" system in the air.
◾️DOT-Chain Defence is a digital platform for the procurement and logistics of weapons, drones, and equipment.
14/ "◾️Impulse is a digital personnel management system deployed in 250 units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It replaces paper logs with digital ones to track arrivals/departures, assignments, vacations, business trips, and generate orders/reports in real time.
15/ "◾️Army+ is a mobile app for military personnel that allows them to submit requests for deferments, medical referrals, and collect user feedback.
16/ "Notably, Delta has demonstrated interoperability with 15 different situational awareness and command systems from 10 countries, including three NATO-developed systems, and is also capable of exchanging information using the NATO protocol Link 16.
17/ "✨The applications are developed using open source code, which naturally made them susceptible to attacks and leaks in the initial stages, which were published in the Russian segment of Telegram.
18/ "At the same time, their use ensures a sufficient level of interaction and rapid decision-making on the battlefield, which has become critically important since 2022.
19/ "✨⭐️Closed military Telegram chats and other semi-legal means of information exchange emerged precisely because of the lack of these technologies in our troops.
20/ "🇷🇺 It's significant that Russian companies are already developing similar systems, and they're being selectively tested in the military, demonstrating their effectiveness.
21/ "Their widespread implementation is being hampered by bureaucracy and, likely, by a lack of understanding among some individuals of the vital need for their rapid systemic implementation in the military." /end
Source:
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