One of the major problems the Ukrainian army has is the lack of operational control of units and the possibility to instantly relay information on enemy forces movement to other units and headquarters.
There is also an internal problem Ukrainian media hardly ever highlights – friendly fire – and our soldiers are left vulnerable to it, as well as having to deal with the consequences of it should it happen. International media is more willing to discuss this problem.
Friendly fire is a military term, meaning an attack by a military force on friendly forces while attempting to attack the enemy, either by misidentifying the target as hostile, or due to errors or inaccuracy.
Statistically friendly fire occurs on a battlefield more than 40% of the time. The United States and Israel have developed battle management systems that reduce incidents of friendly fire and ensure operational control of enemy units and machinery.While these foreign systems bring with them many advantages, we face two big disadvantages – their cost is prohibitive for us to purchase and, even if we could afford them, we cannot obtain them legally.
Realizing the pressing need for combat management systems and the high cost of foreign versions, we found developers for a system in Ukraine, which will perform the same functions as the foreign versions, at relatively little technical cost. This battlefield management system is called ComBat.
1. By combat mission planning we mean:
– Mapping routes and current mission objectives;
– Indicating different areas on the map with geometric figures;
– Using layers for easy grouping of objects on a map and managing their visibility;
2. By mapping intelligence we mean:
Mapping and transfer to other participants, information about the location of enemy, friendly and neutral units and unknown units, their size in terms of number, branch of service, direction and speed or sector review. The intelligence mapping time is shown to help estimate its relevance, azimuths and distances to the objects are automatically calculated, allowing to quickly navigate in a combat situation and adjust target aiming. Indicators can be placed – by touching the screen and automatically – using rangefinders.
3. By coordination of units we mean:
– The possibility to break all system users into groups, forming a hierarchy of subordination;
– Giving orders to relocate, attack, reconnaissance, defense and so on to subordinate groups and individual units in the group;
– Monitoring the execution of orders in real time and displaying the current orders of neighboring groups;
– Monitoring the status of all subordinates, making it possible to quickly call for assistance as well as assess the situation in the area;
– Handy compass for subordinate troop use, reflecting the current azimuth, azimuth of the target and the azimuth of the leader, taking into account the magnetic declination in this part of the map;
4. The server has a repeat player that stores information about the course of the mission, allows to check the properties of the objects, and read the correspondence of users to effectively analyze the reasons for success or failure of operations and find those responsible for the mistakes.
Another promising module of this system, that is in development, is an application allowing for revision of a tactical situation upon receiving data from UAV cameras or any Android device. When this module is ready, gathering intelligence with one click on a video link will become available. It will also allow for the instant viewing of map coordinates and will sync to the server to transfer information to infantry and artillery, and see the combat situation and friendly and enemy locations from the UAV camera.
– Headquarters equipped with larger tablets or laptops with the ability to output to large screens and broadband with an OFDM communication system.
– Field commanders of units equipped with protective breast mounts for medium-sized tablets and, if desired, two-way radio communication or satellite devices, and solar panels to provide continuous system operation.
– Subordinates equipped with shoulder mount for phone or a phone mount on a hand-guard and, if necessary, satellite or radio communication with the server or connection to the commander’s communication unit with Wi-Fi.
Project budget increased by UAH 5 200. Added LG 27MP47HQ-P screen for laptop for Unit 1.
Project budget increased by UAH 168 649. Devices necessary to equip units added to the list of needs.
Project budget reduced by UAH 10 500. Managed to get better price for production of tablet pouches.
Project budget increased by UAH 30 000. Added 50 tablet pouches.
Project budget increased by UAH 19 480. Added 8 wireless access points for Units 5 and 6.
Date | Item | Q-ty | UAH equivalent | Comment | |
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13/05/15 | Apollo C5 mobile phone | 2 | 20185.6 UAH | Sponsorship | |
08/05/15 | Discount on Apollo C8 tablet | 15 | 7500 UAH | Sponsorship | |
08/05/15 | Apollo C8 tablet | 15 | 173685 UAH | Sponsorship | |
29/04/15 | Apollo C8 tablet | 12 | 138948 UAH | Sponsorship | |
10/04/15 | Viewcon HDMI-HDMI 2m cable | 1 | 135.12 UAH | Sponsorship | |
10/04/15 | Phillips 28" monitor | 1 | 5586 UAH | Sponsorship | |
10/04/15 | Dell E6220 laptop | 1 | 9875 UAH | Sponsorship | |
Total: 355 915 UAH (8 556 USD) |
Date | Time | Amount | Donor | |
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07/05/15 | 19:20 | 200 UAH | ******4346 | |
07/05/15 | 13:03 | 512 UAH | ******4017 | |
07/05/15 | 12:14 | 500 UAH | ******1556 | |
07/05/15 | 09:36 | 350 UAH | ******2849 | |
06/05/15 | 22:53 | 500 UAH | ******4642 | |
06/05/15 | 18:49 | 100 UAH | ******9867 | |
06/05/15 | 18:25 | 1 500 UAH | ******3753 | |
06/05/15 | 17:19 | 400 UAH | ******5522 | |
06/05/15 | 16:41 | 1 000 UAH | ******1734 | |
Totally (with regard to the amount of the fee*): 697 603.00 UAH (25 243 USD) |
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Date | Item | Q-ty | Cost | Status |
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07/08/2018 | Internal transfer | 1 | 5 730.00 | transferred to Fuel control |
24/11/2017 | Internal transfer | 1 | 27 902.00 | transferred to Bioengineering Rehabilitation for Wounded |
05/10/2017 | HDD drive Sata 4Tb 7200RPM 6GB | 5 | 30 680.00 | delivered to military unit |
05/10/2017 | SSD drive 2.5'' 20GB Kingston | 1 | 2 370.00 | delivered to military unit |
05/10/2017 | HPE ProLiant DL380 G7 Server | 1 | 18 740.00 | delivered to military unit |
24/01/2017 | Internal transfer | 1 | 51 790.00 | transferred to Rapid Response |
20/04/2016 | Router RB/951Ui-2nD | 9 | 10 260.00 | delivered to military unit |
20/04/2016 | Networking cable Viewcon VE449 | 5 | 1 703.95 | delivered to military unit |
07/10/2015 | LG 27MP47HQ-P monitor | 1 | 5 200.14 | delivered to military unit |
04/09/2015 | Tablet pouch | 25 | 9 750.00 | delivered to military unit |
04/09/2015 | Tablet pouch | 25 | 9 750.00 | delivered to military unit |
04/09/2015 | Tablet PC ASUS MeMo Pad 7 16 Gb | 25 | 59 974.75 | delivered to military unit |
04/09/2015 | Wireless access point | 10 | 24 350.00 | delivered to military unit |
04/09/2015 | Wireless access point | 10 | 24 350.00 | delivered to military unit |
04/09/2015 | Tablet PC ASUS MeMo Pad 7 16 Gb | 15 | 35 984.85 | delivered to military unit |
04/09/2015 | Tablet PC ASUS MeMo Pad 7 16 Gb | 10 | 23 989.90 | delivered to military unit |
18/08/2015 | Dell E5520 notebook for Unit 6 | 1 | 8 141.00 | delivered to military unit |
18/08/2015 | Dell E5520 notebook for Unit 5 | 1 | 8 141.00 | delivered to military unit |
18/08/2015 | Tactical tablet pouches | 4 | 2 000.00 | delivered to military unit |
18/08/2015 | Sigma mobile X-treme PQ79 black tablet | 4 | 37 600.00 | delivered to military unit |
18/08/2015 | Wireless access point for Unit 6 | 5 | 12 175.00 | delivered to military unit |
18/08/2015 | Wireless access point for Unit 5 | 3 | 7 305.00 | delivered to military unit |
31/07/2015 | Tactical tablet pouches | 4 | 2 000.00 | delivered to military unit |
31/07/2015 | Sigma mobile X-treme PQ79 black tablet | 4 | 37 600.00 | delivered to military unit |
31/07/2015 | Sigma mobile X-treme PQ79 black tablet | 4 | 37 600.00 | delivered to military unit |
31/07/2015 | Sigma mobile X-treme PQ79 black tablet | 4 | 37 600.00 | delivered to military unit |
20/05/2015 | Dell E6420 laptop | 1 | 7 434.00 | delivered to military unit |
20/05/2015 | Dell E6420 laptop | 1 | 7 434.00 | delivered to military unit |
20/05/2015 | Cell phone Apollo C5 | 6 | 60 556.80 | delivered to military unit |
13/05/2015 | Dell Latitude E6420 laptop | 1 | 9 575.00 | delivered to military unit |
13/05/2015 | Tablet Apollo C8 | 12 | 138 948.00 | delivered to military unit |
13/05/2015 | Cell phone Apollo C5 | 2 | 20 185.60 | delivered to military unit |
12/05/2015 | Tablet Apollo C8 | 9 | 104 211.00 | delivered to military unit |
12/05/2015 | Tactical pouch for tablet Apollo C8 | 9 | 4 500.00 | delivered to military unit |
12/05/2015 | Tablet Apollo C8 | 6 | 69 474.00 | delivered to military unit |
12/05/2015 | Cable Viewcon HDMI-HDMI 2m | 1 | 135.12 | delivered to military unit |
12/05/2015 | Screen 28 Philips | 1 | 5 586.00 | delivered to military unit |
12/05/2015 | Laptop Dell E6220 | 1 | 9 875.00 | delivered to military unit |
12/05/2015 | Tactical pouch for tablet Apollo C8 | 6 | 3 000.00 | delivered to military unit |
Total: 973 602.11 UAH (23 405 USD) |