Commercial SATCOM Use in Modern Conflicts

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A satellite communicator usage warning on sm from Ukraine.

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The use of satellite pagers and trackers in the army is periodically raised.

Do not confuse it, this is not a GPS tracker that transmits data "via a SIM card", but special devices that work via satellite.

Since all trackers are designed for tourists and travelers, all information from them is transmitted in clear text. Both text and coordinates. And of course, this information can be intercepted by the enemy.

What are the risks
1. if the pager is used by our DRGS from the enemy's frontline rear, this is a direct step towards the failure of the group's task
2.if someone transmits information via a pager from our frontline territory, then most likely no one will immediately shoot at you with art, but they will definitely send a wing for reconnaissance.
3.there are not so many satellite trackers, so if your tracker "showers" coordinates while driving, it will definitely make the enemy want to check what is so important.
4.and of course, you do not need to send a message with the provocative text "Himar has arrived at the point, we are turning around" you risk making friends with Iskander.

What is the zone of interception of messages from the tracker (pager)? Up to 50 kilometers exactly.

This means of communication has many applications in the army, you just need to be aware of the risks.
 
More and more is surfacing on the Starlink/Iridium saga in Iran:

karat.substack.com

A Diplomatic Suitcase at Imam Khomeini Airport

Starlink, Spies, and the Long Dutch-Iranian Intelligence War
karat.substack.com
karat.substack.com

https://en.irna.ir/news/86088224/Fo...-Dutch-ambassador-to-protest-banned-equipment

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/52...lees-Iran-after-Tehran-airport-seizes-luggage

The latter article is indeed interesting and it’s even hilarious. If factual, the January incident at Imam Khomeini Apt. would be the first case in modern history when a diplomat abandoned a valuable diplomatic package in generally peaceful times
 
Russian sm channels are speculating about the mods applied to the Starlink on LUCAS, which make the terminal immune to ECM. The alternative nav part of the modded Starlink has the 20 to 300 meter resolution compared to 2 to 5 meter in the typical GPS. Russian channels are afraid that the modded Starlink terminals can be used in the Tomahawk, JASSM or PrSM in the future making them as accurate as the FPV drones.

https://t.me/UAVDEV/10576
https://t.me/UAVDEV/10577
 
Apparently, Russia followed the idea of the LUCAS and equipped its most recent Geran/Shahed drones with day/night cameras making them true FPV. A vid on a strike somewhere in the Ukraine:

https://t.me/CyberspecNews/101602
Wonder if it was also fitted with the Starlink, or just a mesh networking.
 
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