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Could the iPhone be used during times of war? It is such a versatile instrument and always connected to the internet and your network. So how not?
Well at the intelligence war fighting summit Tucson, Raytheon, a military contractor, said they had developed an iPhone application for troops during times of war. Off course it can be out to use for other purposes but the specific use in times of war is this.
It tracks friends and foes, shows their positions live, real time maps, and provides secured communications. It is called the One Force Tracker it can also be used by First responders policemen, firemen and emergency medical technicians.
This use of consumer technology flowing into the military is quiet the opposite. It usually flows from the Military to the consumer market. The adaption of the iPhone for Military use shows this trend.
Communications on the App resembles social site Facebook.
Maps with overlays of points of interest are familiar to every GPS user. The points of interest shown on the Raytheon App could be known sniper sites or safe fall back sites.
Field information would be served into a central computer crunched and sent out in secure form to the soldiers. So with real-time communications and real-time maps overlays. Soldiers would be more versatile and plans can be more adaptable suspending the element of surprise and promoting a higher level of alertness.
They are also developing another App to help air-traffic controllers. It would help to build skills in recalling aircraft and terrain, visual-scanning, on-the-fly mathematics, and rule-based decision making. Skills that are frequently used by gamers.
Via New York Times
Well at the intelligence war fighting summit Tucson, Raytheon, a military contractor, said they had developed an iPhone application for troops during times of war. Off course it can be out to use for other purposes but the specific use in times of war is this.
It tracks friends and foes, shows their positions live, real time maps, and provides secured communications. It is called the One Force Tracker it can also be used by First responders policemen, firemen and emergency medical technicians.
This use of consumer technology flowing into the military is quiet the opposite. It usually flows from the Military to the consumer market. The adaption of the iPhone for Military use shows this trend.
Communications on the App resembles social site Facebook.
Maps with overlays of points of interest are familiar to every GPS user. The points of interest shown on the Raytheon App could be known sniper sites or safe fall back sites.
Field information would be served into a central computer crunched and sent out in secure form to the soldiers. So with real-time communications and real-time maps overlays. Soldiers would be more versatile and plans can be more adaptable suspending the element of surprise and promoting a higher level of alertness.
They are also developing another App to help air-traffic controllers. It would help to build skills in recalling aircraft and terrain, visual-scanning, on-the-fly mathematics, and rule-based decision making. Skills that are frequently used by gamers.
Via New York Times
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