Posted on May 9, 2023
Ukraine war: How old tech is helping Ukraine avoid detection
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"The men of Ukraine's 28th Brigade may have access to 21st Century technology - satellites, smart phones, and tablets - to help communicate and identify targets. But they're also using a machine from the distant past.
An antique that wouldn't look out of place in a trench during World War One: an old wind-up phone."
An antique that wouldn't look out of place in a trench during World War One: an old wind-up phone."
Ukraine war: How old tech is helping Ukraine avoid detection
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LTC Eugene Chu Point to Point communications, Very Secure, Hard to Maintain but If You Can? Why Not!
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..."The men of Ukraine's 28th Brigade may have access to 21st Century technology - satellites, smart phones, and tablets - to help communicate and identify targets. But they're also using a machine from the distant past.
An antique that wouldn't look out of place in a trench during World War One: an old wind-up phone.
Vlad and his men pick up the field phone whenever they're about to fire a mortar. Its dull ring makes a sound from a bygone era. For outgoing calls, they must wind up a handle. It's like a scene from a black and white movie.
Vlad grabs the cables that reach out to other nearby trenches. He says it's the safest means of communication, and that "it's impossible to listen in".
He says Russian electronic warfare systems can detect and intercept mobile phones and radios, but pointing to his ancient field telephone, Vlad says: "This technology is very old - but it works really well.""...
..."The men of Ukraine's 28th Brigade may have access to 21st Century technology - satellites, smart phones, and tablets - to help communicate and identify targets. But they're also using a machine from the distant past.
An antique that wouldn't look out of place in a trench during World War One: an old wind-up phone.
Vlad and his men pick up the field phone whenever they're about to fire a mortar. Its dull ring makes a sound from a bygone era. For outgoing calls, they must wind up a handle. It's like a scene from a black and white movie.
Vlad grabs the cables that reach out to other nearby trenches. He says it's the safest means of communication, and that "it's impossible to listen in".
He says Russian electronic warfare systems can detect and intercept mobile phones and radios, but pointing to his ancient field telephone, Vlad says: "This technology is very old - but it works really well.""...
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