War

In modern warfare, decisions are made in seconds, and military training must be not only effective, but also as realistic as possible. This is where gamified training methods come to the rescue — simulations, interactive simulators, and competitive mechanics that help soldiers learn critical skills faster and compete with each other for additional rewards from the state. dev.ua talked to a soldier under the pseudonym «Bear» about the current state and prospects of gamification in the Defense Forces.

There is news that «the US has stopped cyber operations against the Balalek Federation.» And it seems that this means something. I want to explain something.

Rafal Modzhevsky, the Polish co-founder of the Finnish company ICEYE, said that before the full-scale Russian invasion, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, offered to purchase the company’s microsatellite. The satellite images obtained twice disrupted the Russian plans in 2021-2022.

Two experienced Ukrainian specialists began researching solutions for reliable communication in conditions of high threats and active electronic warfare even before the start of a full-scale invasion, when it was not mainstream. Before starting to develop specific solutions, Yevhen Zhebko, with experience in building and managing hardware startups, and Anton Getman, an engineer with his own entrepreneurial experience, collected the pains and problems of communication and data transmission directly from the military. The developers told dev.ua how the Teletactica company came into being, what it took to start development, what makes its products impressive now, as well as about Chinese components and obtaining government orders.