Fonte: http://www.forbes.co...s-raytheon.htmlGoogle's mobile operating system Android has won plenty of adherents among cellphone makers and gadget manufacturers since its 2007 debut. Now defense contractor Raytheon is preparing it for a more urgent mission: saving lives in places like Afghanistan and Pakistan.Using Android software tools, Raytheon ( RTN - news - people ) engineers built a basic application for military personnel that combines maps with a buddy list. Raytheon calls the entire framework the Raytheon Android Tactical System, or RATS for short. Mark Bigham, a vice president of business development in Raytheon's Intelligence and Information Systems unit, says the company selected Android because its open-source nature made developing applications easy.Every part of RATS is tailored for use on a battlefield. A soldier could make an unmanned plane a "buddy," for instance, and track its progress on a map using his phone. He could then access streaming video from the plane, giving him a bird's eye view of the area. Soldiers could also use the buddy list to trace the locations of other members of their squad.[...]
O Android vai para a tropa
Started by
sismeiro
, Oct 26 2009 13:51
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#1
Posted 26 October 2009 - 13:51
Está a ser desenvolvida uma aplicação para ajudar a salvar vidas no Afeganistão:
#2
Posted 26 October 2009 - 14:32
Isto é optimo para se cair nas mãos do inimigo...Salve-se o remote wipe, mas como aquilo não deve ter rede para receber os comandos de wipe... deve ser bunitu!