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the built-in compass, use social net- works, and collect and disseminate video and other imagery. Informa- tion can be reported to other RATS users or support units via VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) or text messaging. They can control remote devices like UAVs and ser- vo-mounted weapons or cameras with built in accelerometers. “[RATS] has been purchased by a couple of military organizations,” says Mark Bigham, vice president of Business Development for De- fense and Civil Mission Solutions at Raytheon Intelligence and Infor- mation Systems. “The system will enhance warfighters’ situational awareness and reporting in opera- tional environments. One customer will use RATS for the terrestrial dissemination of UAV video. The benefits of smartphone- and app- based technology, like RATS, is that
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it allows warfighters to make faster upgrades at a significantly lower cost compared to typical tactical radio phones today.” Bigham says Raytheon is work- ing closely with many customers to leverage app technology through its Appsmart marketplace, which he says offers “a collaborative app development and distribution framework for the intelligence and DoD ISR communities as well as commercial enterprise owners.” Harris Corp. of Melbourne, Fla.,
developed a miniature cell tower mounted on a Humvee that offers cellphone coverage in remote areas. The system, called KnightHawk, jointly developed by Harris and Battlefield Telecommunications Systems, provides tactical 3G cel- lular service to soldiers in remote and rugged areas, allowing them to use IOS and Android devices on the battlefield. The Army currently uses KnightHawk in Afghanistan.
MOAAAug12 “Using KnightHawk, command-
ers are able to rapidly deploy their own 3G base stations on the battle- field, allowing them to securely and reliably connect the smartphones carried by their troops,” says Sleighton Meyer, senior manager of Communications, Government Communications Systems Division, at Harris. “Once connected to the KnightHawk, each soldier becomes a sensor that can send and receive situational awareness information, voice and data, streaming video, biometrics, forensics, and a host of other data sets.” As it adapts these technologies, the military has the capacity to shape and influence the direction they take — and, in the process, better equip the servicemembers of the future.
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— Anayat Durrani is a freelance writer based in California. This is her first fea- ture article for Military Officer.
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