We tracked secret Russian missile launchers in Ukraine using public satellite data
By Adam Bartley, Postdoctoral Fellow, RMIT Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation, RMIT University
Tom Saxton, Research Associate, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation, RMIT University
In the occupied far east of Ukraine, Russian forces are aiming waves of missiles against Ukrainian civilian targets. Each of Russia’s state-of-the-art missile launch systems costs more than US$100 million (A$150 million). They allow Russia to launch attacks from safe positions many kilometres behind the front lines.
The S-300 surface-to-air missile launcher is designed to avoid detection. Their…
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024