The MAGTF Common Handheld program will allow Marines to securely use modern handheld communications devices like tablets and smartphones in tactical environments to make more informed decisions on the go. (Pfc. Tyler W. Stewart/Marine Corps)
Marine Times: Accurate air and artillery strikes, coming soon from a tablet
The Corps is on the cusp of further integrating touch screen tablet and smartphone technology that will aid Marines calling in accurate air artillery strikes.
It’s the latest development by the Marine Corps to procure small lightweight systems to aid infantry Marines in rapidly acquiring targets, as the force adapts to modern and rapidly rising near-peer competitor threats.
On Feb. 7 Marine Corps Systems Command submitted a request for solicitation for the MAGTF Common Handheld, or MCH, putting it one step closer to fielding a small handheld tablet-sized device that will increase the lethality of Marines on the battlefield.
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WNU Editor: This technology has been around with us for a long time .... it is about time that the Marines are now using it.
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