Raytheon Sends Android To Battlefield

“Google’s mobile operating system Android has won plenty of
adherents among cellphone makers and gadget manufacturers since its
2007 debut. Now defense contractor Raytheon is preparing it for a
more urgent mission: saving lives in places like Afghanistan and
Pakistan.

“Using Android software tools, Raytheon ( RTN – news – people )
engineers built a basic application for military personnel that
combines maps with a buddy list. Raytheon calls the entire
framework the Raytheon Android Tactical System, or RATS for short.
Mark Bigham, a vice president of business development in Raytheon’s
Intelligence and Information Systems unit, says the company
selected Android because its open-source nature made developing
applications easy.”

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