The Ukrainian armed forces are reportedly using Steam Decks to remote-control gun turrets | Gaming

According to Ukrainian government-run website United24 Media, Ukraine’s armed forces are using Steam Decks to remote-control gun turrets in the course of the on-going war with Russia. The site has shared a video of a new turret system, ShaBlya, which was apparently developed by Ukrainian engineers and approved for mass production earlier this year.

As described in the video, the system is designed for use against infantry and lightly armoured targets. It’s not clear from the video how the system works in practice, but it looks like operators can view camera feeds from the turret and shoot at people and vehicles using the Steam Deck’s built-in controls. Having done a bit of digging of my own, Ukraine’s military appear to have been experimenting with the Steam Deck since…