How the battle for the radio spectrum is shaping Ukraine’s future
Two and half years into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is clear that the conflict has spilled into a new battlefield — the radio spectrum.
The widespread use of cheap, radio-controlled consumer drones to deliver lethal explosives with pinpoint precision by both the Russian and Ukrainian forces has redefined the technology of war faster than anyone expected.
MIT Technology Review profiled a Ukrainian radio nerd code-named “Flash” who is applying his technical knowledge and expertise to help his country’s military gain the edge as each side in the conflict seeks to detect and jam radio signals and achieve dominance in the radio spectrum.
Flash’s work has won the praise of soldiers seeking to learn as much as they can about radio spectrum warfare, but is also the source of frustration to some of Ukraine’s military leadership, who fears he may be oversharing sensitive intel on the messaging groups he created to help soldiers.
(Full disclosure: I’ve written about The beautiful complexity of the US radio spectrum for MIT previously)
MIT Technology Review profiled a Ukrainian radio nerd code-named “Flash” who is applying his technical knowledge and expertise to help his country’s military gain the edge as each side in the conflict seeks to detect and jam radio signals and achieve dominance in the radio spectrum.
Flash’s work has won the praise of soldiers seeking to learn as much as they can about radio spectrum warfare, but is also the source of frustration to some of Ukraine’s military leadership, who fears he may be oversharing sensitive intel on the messaging groups he created to help soldiers.
(Full disclosure: I’ve written about The beautiful complexity of the US radio spectrum for MIT previously)
