The U.S. Army wants every soldier to carry a smartphone and it looks like its initially selected Google's Android for its operating system, according to Wired.
A prototype device running Android called the Joint Battle Command-Platform, developed by tech nonprofit MITRE, is undergoing tests. The development kit behind it, called the Mobile /Handheld Computing Environment, will be released to app creators in July, the Army says.
Joint Battle Command-Platform will feature a mapping function, a Blue Force Tracker program will keep tabs on where friendly forces are, and "Critical messaging" will exchange crucial data like medevac requests and on the ground reporting.
The prototype device will reportedly be able to withstand the physical wear-and-tear of soldiering.
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A prototype device running Android called the Joint Battle Command-Platform, developed by tech nonprofit MITRE, is undergoing tests. The development kit behind it, called the Mobile /Handheld Computing Environment, will be released to app creators in July, the Army says.
Joint Battle Command-Platform will feature a mapping function, a Blue Force Tracker program will keep tabs on where friendly forces are, and "Critical messaging" will exchange crucial data like medevac requests and on the ground reporting.
The prototype device will reportedly be able to withstand the physical wear-and-tear of soldiering.
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