DARPA to build military App Store, battlefield 3G

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DARPA to build military App Store, battlefield 3G
Android wins war for battle phones, iPhone and MS lose
By Lewis Page
Posted in Mobile, 4th March 2010 11:40 GMT

Not content with merely soliciting bids for smartphone apps useful to the military “and the national security community more generally”, the Pentagon’s tech hothouse now plans something resembling a military App Store – and has unveiled plans to deploy civilian mobile coverage onto the battlefield.

In an announcement issued yesterday, DARPA added to its recent “Mobile Apps for the Military” plan by outlining a further “Transformative Apps” scheme. First on the war-boffins’ shopping list is their own App Store, or something very like one:

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David’s Mighty Men

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David’s Mighty Men

8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.

9 And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.

10 He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword. And the LORD brought about a great victory that day, and the men returned after him only to strip the slain.

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