Android Gets Drafted [Android]
After two years of dignified service on consumer handsets, the United States Military is now looking to send the plucky mobile OS into battle packing a new app from Raytheon. Updated
Raytheon’s new Android application, appropriately named the Raytheon Android Tactical System, lets soldiers set up buddy lists that can track the location of other soldiers or unmanned vehicles. For example, a soldier can set a UAV as a buddy, find its location on a map, and watch video from the UAV’s camera on his handheld.
Update: It sounds a lot like the ipod touch apps that soldiers have been using for a while, now available on Android. (Thanks, Dante!)
It all sounds like pretty cool stuff that could be a huge help on the battlefield. The app should be deployed in the next month or two.
Image via The U.S. Army
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