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Germany’s armed forces are exploring the possible use of Ukraine’s Delta battlefield situational awareness system as part of efforts to strengthen the Bundeswehr’s digital capabilities and accelerate military innovation.
The initiative was confirmed by Sven Weizenegger, head of the Bundeswehr’s Cyber Innovation Hub, during the New Age Defense conference in Berlin, UATV English informs.
Speaking to Ukrinform, Weizenegger said he had instructed specialists to examine the Ukrainian system and assess whether elements of it could be adapted for German military needs.
“I have ordered that Delta be studied. It may prove useful for us. We will see. Our goal is to learn from this experience,” he said.
Delta is Ukraine’s digital battlefield management platform, designed to provide real-time situational awareness by integrating information from multiple sources, including drones, reconnaissance assets, sensors, and military units. The system has become one of the key components of Ukraine’s digital warfare architecture during Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Weizenegger also highlighted the growing cooperation between the Bundeswehr’s Cyber Innovation Hub and Ukraine’s defense technology cluster Brave1.
According to him, discussions are already underway regarding specific areas of collaboration and potential joint projects.
“We are talking with them and asking whether they have companies that could help us solve certain challenges we face. At the same time, we are developing our own projects, and our Ukrainian partners can decide which of them are of interest,” he said.
The German official noted that one of the most important lessons drawn from Russia’s war against Ukraine is the need to dramatically accelerate the pace of defense innovation.
“The war Russia is waging against Ukraine has created an entirely new level of urgency. That is probably the most significant lesson. At the same time, Germany operates under different circumstances—we are not a country at war, so we must find ways to achieve similar results under peacetime conditions,” Weizenegger explained.
He acknowledged that bureaucratic procedures remain one of the main obstacles to rapid innovation in Germany’s defense sector and said the Bundeswehr is actively working to remove those barriers.
“We want to eliminate obstacles and move as quickly as Ukraine does. That is why we are working on creating the legal frameworks and tools necessary to accelerate these processes,” he said.
The comments reflect growing international interest in Ukrainian defense technologies and combat-tested digital solutions developed during the war.
Earlier, Ukraine and Germany signed an agreement providing for the exchange of digital battlefield data to support the development of new weapons systems and strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries.
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