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U.S. Army set to use “game-changer” : Motorola Atrix
FORT POLK, La. -- Soldiers assigned to the first U.S. Army brigade scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan with the service’s next generation combat radio system called the technology a “game-changer” as the 10th Mountain trained here ahead of an upcoming tour.
The suite of radios, networking systems, and software -- known in Army parlance as Capability Set 13 -- is designed to boost mobile connectivity. Infantry troops will be able to use a smartphone tethered to a digital radio to mark the locations of roadside bombs, share intelligence, and even send text messages.
The system gives soldiers patrolling on foot or riding in vehicles a similar level of connectivity as their counterparts back at headquarters. It will enhance front-line communications as the mission in Afghanistan shifts from combating insurgents to advising and assisting the Afghan security forces while also drawing down, said Col. Mark Elliott, who oversees development of the Army's tactical network.
“This is just in time for a retrograde mission,” he said, referring to the process of removing military equipment from an operating area. “We're pulling cables out of buildings because we're trying to turn the lights out.”
The equipment includes smartphones such as the Motorola Atrix running Google Inc.'s Android software; handheld AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radios; portable AN/PRC-117G Falcon III radios; satellite dishes, and other pieces of hardware and software.
“We are completely digital as an Army with this system,” said Lt. Col. Alan Boyer, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. The unit is training with the technology here at its home base in preparation of a deployment to Afghanistan this spring.
Strange it would be funny to see solders texting(LoL) when suddenly enemy pops up and text goes (Ouch)!!!
FORT POLK, La. -- Soldiers assigned to the first U.S. Army brigade scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan with the service’s next generation combat radio system called the technology a “game-changer” as the 10th Mountain trained here ahead of an upcoming tour.
The suite of radios, networking systems, and software -- known in Army parlance as Capability Set 13 -- is designed to boost mobile connectivity. Infantry troops will be able to use a smartphone tethered to a digital radio to mark the locations of roadside bombs, share intelligence, and even send text messages.
The system gives soldiers patrolling on foot or riding in vehicles a similar level of connectivity as their counterparts back at headquarters. It will enhance front-line communications as the mission in Afghanistan shifts from combating insurgents to advising and assisting the Afghan security forces while also drawing down, said Col. Mark Elliott, who oversees development of the Army's tactical network.
“This is just in time for a retrograde mission,” he said, referring to the process of removing military equipment from an operating area. “We're pulling cables out of buildings because we're trying to turn the lights out.”
The equipment includes smartphones such as the Motorola Atrix running Google Inc.'s Android software; handheld AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radios; portable AN/PRC-117G Falcon III radios; satellite dishes, and other pieces of hardware and software.
“We are completely digital as an Army with this system,” said Lt. Col. Alan Boyer, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. The unit is training with the technology here at its home base in preparation of a deployment to Afghanistan this spring.
Strange it would be funny to see solders texting(LoL) when suddenly enemy pops up and text goes (Ouch)!!!
