Drone Video Feeds To Troop Cell Phones in 2 Years

U.S. soldiers use their mobile phones to record a television broadcast showing the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, at a U.S. base in Kabul, January 20, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Ahmad Masood

U.S. Army Sees Video To Troop Cell Phones In 2 Years -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The U.S. Army could be streaming surveillance video images from unmanned planes to solders' cellphones in about two years, a senior Army official said on Tuesday.

The Army remains committed to the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) as the main means for disseminating video images to the battlefield, a big program that is still under development and should be fielded in 2014, said Tim Owings, deputy program manager for Army unmanned aerial systems.

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Update: US Army to bring drone images to troop phones soon -- Electronista

My Comment: Once this app is in the field, you just know that soldiers on the ground will be "screaming" to have drones over their heads when they go out on patrol.