New article on defence-blog
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https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-company-brings-aerostats-back-to-modern-warfare/
Just read it at Defence-blog
https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-company-brings-aerostats-back-to-modern-warfare/
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has officially codified the AB12TC aerostat complex. The first purchase came in hours — paid for with eBonuses earned through confirmed combat results.
In early May 2026, the U.S. Army conducted a training exercise over the Baltic region: Micro-HABs launched from Sweden and landed in Latvia after 24–30 hours of flight at altitudes above 18,000 meters. The stated objective — validating sensors and communications relay under real operational conditions. Over the
Starlink transformed battlefield communications. And then, in certain places and situations, it stopped working. Here is why — and what fills the gap.
Ukraine plans to procure 50,000 unmanned ground vehicles in 2026. Nearly all of them run on Starlink. That is a capability. It is also a dependency — and one that European armies cannot replicate at all.