This is hypothetical, but if there is a building with known terrorist activities, it could automatically be pushed to the phone when the soldiers get near that area. If there was another platoon that was supposed to arrive, and they were delayed, or ahead of schedule, you could adapt your plan. If one of the units you are counting on is redirected, you know that in real time.
He points out that it can also be used for police, firemen and emergency services. The iPhone itself is being retrofitted for battlefield operation by Raytheon, which is adding a ruggedised package with a larger battery and a special scrambler that will secure communications with other military units. Don’t expect it in the iTunes App Store anytime soon. [NYT]
matt
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 10:07 AMUmm, couldn’t the military have done this BEFORE the iphone? there were mobile computing devices before the iphone, and I can guarantee they were easier to develop for. also, isn’t it like the most unsecured device in the world?
God, governments have no idea. I bet they really think the first app was developed for the iphone, that somehow software didn’t exist before it.
I mean I know the Iphone is great, a great collection of tech in one, horribly inaccessible package, but still, this would be like the military using twitter for global communications and issuing orders, then demanding that it be made more secure…
Nick
Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 12:49 AMI think some one is jealous santa isn’t getting them an iphone for christmas.