Ukraine's digital war tool cut the time between finding and striking Russian targets from days to minutes

"What once took Ukraine days now takes minutes. A senior defense official told Business Insider that Kyiv's forces can spot, target, and strike Russian positions almost instantly with the help of a key battlefield command and control tool. Before the debut of Delta, Ukraine's digital battlefield management system, the average time between detecting a Russian target to relaying the data for a strike might take as much as 72 hours, said Lt. Col. Yurii Myronenko, Kyiv's deputy minister of defense for innovation."

"Delta is an integrated system that provides situational awareness to the Ukrainian military by combining real-time data collected from satellite imagery, radars, drone reconnaissance, front-line units, and other means. All this information is fed into an interactive digital map, where users - from Ukraine's navy to its air force - can easily identify enemy positions or track friendly forces with a full operational picture of the battlefield."

""During this period, the target often changed its position, rendering the data outdated," explained Myronenko, a former drone unit commander who oversees the digital transformation for the Ukrainian military. The Delta system has reduced the cycle to around two minutes, underscoring how technology has sped up Ukraine's combat engagements. The system also reflects how Ukraine and the battlefield continue to be a testing bed for new domestic - and foreign - defense technology."

Delta is a digital battlefield management system that integrates real-time data from satellite imagery, radars, drone reconnaissance, front-line units, and other sources to provide situational awareness. The system feeds all information into an interactive digital map accessible across branches, enabling rapid identification of enemy positions and tracking of friendly forces with a comprehensive operational picture. Prior detection-to-relay cycles could take up to 72 hours, often leaving data obsolete. Delta has shortened that cycle to roughly two minutes, greatly accelerating target acquisition and strike decisions. The battlefield serves as a testing ground for domestic and foreign defense technologies, with Kyiv encouraging Western firms to gain combat experience.

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