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Ukraine Implements DELTA System Across Defense Forces

Strategic Insights

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Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal has ordered the implementation of the DELTA system at all levels of the Defense Forces, announcing that it will become the primary source for data exchange due to its widespread use across various devices and levels of command. According to Shmyhal, DELTA has successfully passed information security checks and real combat tests, including during the defense of Kyiv in 2022 and the liberation of Zmiinyi Island.

Key Takeaways:

  • The DELTA system is a combat digital ecosystem that provides a technological advantage for the Ukrainian army by enabling real-time battlefield visualization, operation planning, and information exchange.
  • DELTA has successfully passed an information security check and a real combat test, with notable achievements including the defense of Kyiv in 2022 and the liberation of Zmiinyi Island.
  • The system allows for automatic detection of enemy equipment online through an added artificial intelligence platform.
  • As of now, DELTA supports the destruction of more than 2,000 enemy targets daily, with over half a million verified damaged or hit targets in a year.
  • DELTA provides over 150,000 parallel viewings of video broadcasts from UAVs at control points and on the front line.
  • The Ministry of Digital Transformation reported that DELTA's implementation has made coordination of commanders much more effective.
  • A collective online decoding and streaming module was added to the DELTA system in November 2023.
  • Ukraine reportedly managed to create a cheaper version of the American virtual battle management system MacGyver, the development of which the Pentagon spent decades and billions of dollars on.

Statistics:

  • DELTA supports the destruction of more than 2,000 enemy targets daily.
  • In a year, DELTA has verified over half a million damaged or hit targets.
  • The system provides over 150,000 parallel viewings of video broadcasts from UAVs per day.
  • DELTA contains the most complete statistics on enemy destruction available.
  • The artificial intelligence platform added to DELTA enables automatic detection of enemy equipment online.

Sources:

  • Ukrainian News agency
  • Telegram channel of Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal
  • Ministry of Digital Transformation
  • The Wall Street Journal
  • Ukrainian News agency (October 2022)
  • Ministry of Defense (November 2023)

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