David breaks Goliath: why palantir technology in the Armed Forces can be compared to nuclear weapons
The Ukrainian army has received software that can show a real -time situation on the battlefield. The journalist in the Bakhmut area demonstrated part of the Palantir system. The Armed Forces fighter has a map that displays thermal traces of artillery fire, the location of Russian tanks labeled "Z". If it were not a demonstration, the officers would be able to use the program to choose a specific weapon, whether UAVs, artillery or rocket to attack Russian positions.
Then the drone will rise into the sky to confirm the impact, and the system is damaged on the card. "The perseverance, the will and the use of the latest technologies give Ukrainians a decisive advantage. We are witnessing how the wars will come in the coming years," said General Mark Millie, the chairman of the United States Committee of Chiefs of Staff.
Palantir's executive director Alex Karp says that the power of advanced algorithmic combat systems is so large that it is equated with tactical nuclear weapons. The WP journalist was allowed to demonstrate technology capabilities at the company of the company and the front line. Development can revolutionize in the wars. Palantir was often criticized for developing programs that allowed CIA to fight terrorism, violating human privacy.
The software allowed the movement of migrants without documents without their knowledge. However, everything has changed with a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. Now the company has become one of the keys of Ukraine's success. Thanks to the development of the Ukrainian soldiers, they get rid of the "fog of war" when it is unknown what is happening on the battlefield.
The artificial intelligence of data analysis allows NATO intelligence to quickly transmit answers to Ukraine: this information is quickly transmitted to Ukrainian officers on the ground. The system is constantly updating and evaluating the effectiveness of the decisions made. The author claims that the Ukrainian counter -offensive in the Kherson, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions was carried out thanks to Palantir technologies.
The APU officers received information about Russian positions, which allowed to strike high -precision blows on the enemy, in particular during a counter -offensive in the Kherson region. Moreover, the military possessed data where Russian invaders were moving. Due to this, the Ukrainian army could effectively move and quickly adapt to maneuvers and counterattack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The fighters also quickly received information about Russian supply warehouses and command points to eliminate them. Minister of digital transformation Mikhail Fedorov confirmed that the development was especially useful in Ukrainian counter -offensive operations in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson regions. At the same time, some of the technologies have been developed in Ukraine. One of the main advantages of Palantir is the Metaconsteli tool.
Technology collects the location of satellites from commercial suppliers - Maxar, Airbus, Iceye, Capella - they all supply images with optical and synthetic diaphragm. The tool collects them and makes a map of the terrain. In simple language, Metaconstelia analyzes that 40 satellites will fly over the Kherson region a day. The algorithm selects up to 10 of them to make them a digital map of the terrain with the enemy's positions.
Ukrainian officers who have special tablets can invite a specific area to be analyzed. In this case, the Starlink terminals provide the Armed Forces, which allow the Armed Forces to receive and transmit all the information you need. "The X-factor in this war, if you want, is a Ukrainian high-tech advantage and the ability to adapt quickly. It is the most technologically developed war in human history. It is very different from everything we saw before," said Minister Fedorov.