Ukraine is seen fighting back with Russia using technology. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are proving the required tech to stay connected through the internet and track down the invading Russians. They are using Aerorozvidika (Aerial Reconnaissance) to target Putin’s army and attack Russian drones.
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Drones used in the field are able to use the newly available Starlink to keep connected and provide intelligence as internet and power outages plague Ukraine. So with the technology, the drones can be directed to drop anti-tank munitions to help ward off the Russian attack.
Furthermore, the so-far-successful implementation of the satellites into the defense of the war-torn nation makes good on a promise outspoken mogul Musk – who challenged Putin to a fistfight for the future of Ukraine earlier this week – made to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier in the month, that SpaceX will send more Starlink satellite stations to provide internet to some of the country’s stricken cities.
The president of the embattled country took to Twitter to thank the Tesla CEO, 50, for the support and invited the tech mogul to visit Ukraine once the war is over. In early March, Ukraine’s vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov — who is also the minister of digital transformation — posted a photo that appears to show a truckload of Starlink terminals, saying they are now in the country and thanking SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
You are most welcome
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 28, 2022
More Starlinks
Meanwhile, more Musk satellites are still coming. Early Saturday morning, a further 53 Starlink internet satellites were launched into space via rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, further bolstering the burgeoning surveillance network.
SpaceX said Saturday that the 230-foot rocket, dubbed the Falcon 9, launched the satellites into low orbit without a hitch. The Ukrainians are also enlisting the help of PD-1 unmanned aerial vehicles fitted with infrared sensors. With a wingspan of 10 feet, the vehicles are being used to collect vital information on the movements of Russian troops.
It is known that the Ukrainian drone unit uses a ‘Delta’ system, which has been perfected in recent years with the help of Western advisers. It can be accessed by basic laptops and has ‘situational awareness’ software installed, which creates an interactive map using images from drones, satellites, human intelligence, and sensors to build a physical picture to help in tracking the enemy. Additionally, the system, which is said to be on par with similar NATO technology, is believed to have been tested in the Sea Breeze military exercise held in the Black Sea in 2021, which involved the USA, Ukraine, and 30 other countries.
