The military built an app to call in bomb strikes



The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) demonstrated a new Android tablet app where an Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller — the guy on the ground who is an expert at calling in air strikes — was able to call in multiple close air support (CAS) strikes with an A-10, using only three strokes of a finger.

Conducted at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, the test was the first set of tests with U.S. Air Force aircraft. Earlier this year, the test were successfully conducted with Marine Corps Osprey aircraft. The Air Force tests used a mixture of laser and GPS-guided weapons, with a 100% success rate, all within the six minute test time frame.

The app — called Persistent Close Air Support — allows the JTAC on the ground to link directly with aircraft pilots, pick targets, and locate friendly forces for the inbound CAS. And you thought the Blue Force Tracker was awesome.

http://www.wearethemighty.com/darpa-app-bomb-strikes-2015-09

budget 2016, but dun get yer hopes up, more likely defence kena slash

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KF-X / IF-X fighter jet simulation video.

I can say malaysia evaluation for our mrca is almost similar. Rafale is the better of the bunch just that the price tag is mahal gila

Same game, different players.

mana LTZ, lama tak nampak