Raytheon develops battlefield iPhone app

Bulletflight might take the cake, but Raytheon’s One Force Tracker would certainly be in the running for least likely iPhone app.

The New York Times reports the Waltham-based defense giant is developing two iPhone apps: One for situational awareness in a battlefield, and one for air traffic control. One Force Tracker maps the positions of enemies and friends in real-time, and allows for secure communication including photo and video transmission. The app could also be used by police, firefighters and other first responders.

The air traffic control app would be used to train air traffic conrollers.

Raytheon announced the app at the 2009 Intelligence Warfighting Summit conference in Tucson yesterday.

Posted by Brendan Lynch

Tags: iPhone, Raytheon

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