• ironsoap@lemmy.one
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      9 months ago

      For those who are to lazy to check the link, it’s an Electronic Support Measures (ESM) mast and station. Essentially a highly specialized series of antennas, receivers, and processors designed to listen for Radio Frequency transmission on the battle field. Generally used in multiples to triangulate and track.

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        9 months ago

        is it connected to Tinder also?

        (was it true btw, that some Russian troops could be located via tinder?)

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          9 months ago

          Cell phones have been a problem for modern armed forces for a while now, famously a secret base was made less than secret thanks to some folks using Strava and posting their routes.

          So, likely yes. Especially given their lack of discipline / enforcement of OpSec.