GIS Arta or GIS Art for Artillery is military software used to coordinate
artillery
Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...
strikes.
It has been used in the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
by the
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are the Military, military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command of the president of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rad ...
.
It has fast targeting (one minute), it does not require reconnaissance units to use specialized devices (they use smartphones), and it does not require artillery pieces to be clustered together.
It has been compared to the German artillery software
ESG Adler.
It was developed by Ukrainian programmers, with involvement by British digital map companies.
See also
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Delta (situational awareness system)
References
External links
GIS Arta Official website
Location-based software
Military equipment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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