What Next...iPhone
Actual Airstrike App
"The iPhone now has an app for calling in air strikes. This is part of a trend. Specialized, and now portable, computers have been used in the military for decades, to help troops who call in artillery fire, or air strikes. But these "forward controllers" have to lug around a lot of gear, as they move, often on foot, with the infantry they support. Every bit of weight counts. The less you carry, the more energy you have for life-and-death tasks. Now, Apple has an app for that, and the forward controllers can leave behind gear that has now been replaced by an iPhone app. These military apps came about as the U.S. Army set up a special military apps program with the Apple Corporation. This evolved over the last few years because soldiers have long been enthusiastic users of Apple products (iPod and iPhone, and now the iPad as well)."
Coincidentally, a similar app is being used in the current Iron Man series.
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Contributed by Dave R.
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