• ironsoap@lemmy.one
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    8 months ago

    For those who are to lazy to check the link, it’s an Electronic Support Measures (ESM) mast and station. Essentially a highly specialized series of antennas, receivers, and processors designed to listen for Radio Frequency transmission on the battle field. Generally used in multiples to triangulate and track.

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        8 months ago

        Cell phones have been a problem for modern armed forces for a while now, famously a secret base was made less than secret thanks to some folks using Strava and posting their routes.

        So, likely yes. Especially given their lack of discipline / enforcement of OpSec.