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Draper Labs Develops Android App For Air Strikes

Gally Articola

Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

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Draper Labs--an independent research laboratory in Cambridge, Mass.--has developed an app that allows soldiers to call in close-air support from a smartphone or tablet, the company said in an interview with sister publication Defense Daily on Oct. 9. ATAK (Android Terminal Assault Kit) was developed three years ago after soldiers mistakenly called in their own coordinates for a strike. The operator set the enemy location but decided to replace the GPS’ batteries, which reset the location once it was turned back…

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