US army captain Jonathan Springer spent $20,000 designing an app for troops US Soldier Makes App For Tracking Down Taliban Fighters -- BBC
Getting shot at by Taliban fighters and need to call an air strike? There's an app for that.
Tactical Nav can be downloaded to a smartphone to figure out where an enemy is firing from, and to call in an air strike or covering fire.
It was created by US army captain Jonathan Springer after two of his comrades were killed in a rocket attack.
He says it is as accurate as any technology currently in use for the same purpose, and far cheaper too.
Captain Springer is back in his Indiana home after a 12-month tour in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne.
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My Comment: I can see a lot of applications here .... more publicity please.
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