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Afghanistan
Killer App: Tactical Nav
2011-01-25
An iPhone app that tracks down the Taliban has been developed by Capt. Jonathan Springer, a U.S. soldier.

Tactical Nav, which is expected to be available through Apple's App Store next month, assists soldiers in mapping, plotting and photographing waypoints on a battleground and conveying coordinates to supporting units.
OK, my mind is spinning now.
Springer used armored vehicles, remote observation posts and harsh combat conditions to test his invention, which can also be used to direct artillery fire on enemy positions or call in helicopter support.

Springer said most soldiers use smartphones and the app has been designed specifically for them.
I can't wait until the add-ons come out, like "Track the Taliban at Night", "Where's Bin Laden", and "Get Them Where They Sleep".
Posted by:gorb

#5  Am i the only one who sees the potential downside of such an App. This is an I-phone App and it will cost probably $.99 to $3.99 or so. Terrorits and Guerillas specialize in taking what exists in the environment and modifying it to there desired outcome. I fear this could be used to make our enemy more lethal. Sometimes what helps also hurts.
Posted by: jefe101   2011-01-25 22:51  

#4  "Reach out,reach out and touch someone. Reach out,reach out and and just say "DIE!"
Posted by: imoyaro   2011-01-25 18:05  

#3  Oh, dear lord, this just screams out for an updated parody.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2011-01-25 17:40  

#2  I thought they had kind of maxed out this sort of thing in Iraq, with officers and NCOs going through about six generations of tactical field computer pads, to do everything from direct small unit UAVs, to maps, secure commo, etc.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-01-25 17:15  

#1  Dammit, now I'm going to have to surrender and get an iPhone. I've held out for years against Blackberries and iPhones, and even refused to get the internet package for my Palm Treo because my life is too uncomplicated to need such things, but this app is too cool for words.
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-01-25 16:14  

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