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The Russia-Ukraine War Is a Test Case for the Future of Military Communications

Ukraine's military now relies on an estimated 100,000 satellite internet terminals, making it one of the world's largest wartime users of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) communications systems. (Credit: Getty Images)

Ukraine's military now relies on an estimated 100,000 satellite internet terminals, making it one of the world's largest wartime users of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) communications systems.

What began as an emergency response to Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 has evolved into a communications network supporting battlefield coordination, drone operations, emergency services, local government functions and civilian connectivity in areas where conventional infrastructure has been damaged, occupied or destroyed.

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