Berlin Eyes Ukraine’s DELTA Battlefield Network While Bundeswehr Studies Ukrainian Combat Tactics

Germany plans to closely study Ukraine’s DELTA battlefield management and situational awareness system later this year, while the Bundeswehr continues to actively absorb combat lessons from Ukraine’s war against Russia, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said during a visit to Kyiv, according to Ukrinform on May 11.

Speaking alongside Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Pistorius said Berlin is considering whether parts of the Ukrainian-developed DELTA system could eventually be adapted or integrated into Germany’s own military capabilities.

“We will work very intensively with your battle management system during the second half of the year,” Pistorius said, according to Ukrinform. “The issue is how to quickly obtain a simple and secure overview of the battlefield situation and what conclusions can be drawn from it.”

He added that Germany is seriously evaluating the Ukrainian platform for possible future use inside the Bundeswehr.

“It is entirely possible that we will complement our own capabilities with such a battle management system or introduce it ourselves. Time will show, but the goal is to make progress here,” the German minister said.

DELTA has become one of Ukraine’s key digital warfare tools during the full-scale war, combining battlefield awareness, reconnaissance feeds, targeting information, and operational coordination into a unified combat network used by Ukrainian forces in real time.

The announcement came shortly after Ukraine and Germany signed what officials described as Ukraine’s first defense data-sharing agreement with international partners. The memorandum предусматривает joint projects involving battlefield data exchange and gives partners access to combat-generated data from DELTA and other Ukrainian digital military systems.

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Pistorius also emphasized that military cooperation between Kyiv and Berlin increasingly goes beyond weapons deliveries and is evolving into a long-term strategic partnership shaped by Ukraine’s battlefield experience.

“Ukraine and Germany are strategic partners,” he said. “We cooperate in all areas. We learn from one another, and Germany and our armed forces in NATO especially learn a great deal from your experience, as well as from your successes and failures on the battlefield.”

According to Pistorius, Ukrainian instructors have already conducted specialized training courses for German troops at tank and engineering schools in Münster and Ingolstadt. The two-week programs reportedly received “exclusively positive” feedback from the German military.

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The German minister also praised Ukraine’s adaptability and defense innovation under wartime conditions.

“I can only say that your will to resist and your resilience are truly impressive—just like your ingenuity, technological capabilities, and the resilience of all Ukraine, including the civilian population,” Pistorius said.

He added that the battlefield results seen in recent months demonstrate the effectiveness of Ukraine’s technological creativity and operational adaptation during the war.

Earlier, reports emerged that NATO has increasingly been using Ukrainian drone operators as a simulated adversary during military exercises, exposing alliance forces to the realities of modern drone warfare.

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of NATO’s Military Committee, said Ukrainian personnel are frequently tasked with acting as a “red team ” in training scenarios, carrying out drone attacks against alliance units.

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