which recently announced that it would establish (like France and other nations), has a great disadvantage within its Armed Forces, as revealed by a recent report prepared by the new digital radios of the German Armed Forces.
These are your communications, which, as reflected in the document, They are hampered by the difficulty of having to send messages. And, unlike the messaging applications we are used to (WhatsApp, Telegram), in this case it takes almost an hour to send just one, which makes communications difficult, as well as the tasks they have to perform.
“It would be better for soldiers to send messages using carrier pigeons,” says journalist Hans-Christian Drischerl. “We are still far from having a fully operational digital radio system. Transmission times of 59 minutes for chat messages and up to 25 minutes for position maps are unacceptable,” says Green Party politician Niklas Wagener, who is also a member of the Defense Committee.
“We have also learned that more than 20 radio users could not connect reliably, so the digitalization of an entire brigade is not considered,” he adds. In total, the German Ministry of Defense has dedicated 11.5 billion euros to the introduction of the digital radio system, which is necessary for troops to communicate correctly and effectively. with other NATO troops.
As the Bundeswehr itself has defended, “ground forces can communicate and exchange data without interference and with protection against eavesdropping, even in difficult operating conditions. Tests show that the radio emissions of the new system are practically undetectable.” However, its arrival seems to be quite far away, not only because of the time required to replace the old devices, but also because of these alleged failures.
The German opposition has demanded explanations, as well as measures to put an end to this problem and guarantee correct communications. However, while the radio system change is made, the German Armed Forces will have to continue using the old analog equipment, at least “for the next few years.”
