The U.S. Army may offer Android, iPhone troops

The U.S. Army may offer Android, iPhone troops


The head of U.S. military capabilities Integration Center, Lt. Gen. Michael Vane said today that the fight against the army in smartphones, to fight the soldiers would improve its production capacity to work within their scope. The army is the least common access card reader, and for laptops in the iPhone in January and April of Android to access your e-mail and calendar securely. future updates should allow live in positions to get on the battlefield and real-time information, said U.S. Today in an interview.

The branch of the armed forces and in safety testing, such as tasks in the national database in the barracks and schools. A test at Fort Bliss, Texas, is a fast simulation of how it would work under the conditions of the struggle. A brigade is a complete test in the context of a modernization program that could even include tablets IPAD, e-readers like Kindle or the corner and pico projectors.

Most of the current challenges focus on the encryption of messages, as most studies have been done without protected signals. The phones will also be strengthened, although it is more likely that the case would be more likely to direct changes.

The devices can be financed in full, including phone bills, but not necessarily soldiers blocking a specific device. You can buy a pay as compensation in lieu of the phone of their choice and to cover associated costs.

Google has relatively little contact with the U.S. military in the provision of hardware, but Apple has directly spoken to and was part of some early experiments.