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BMT (RIP)

07-13-2012 15:05

DoD Weapons Chief Signs Off on Big Army Radio Buy

http://www.defensenews.com/article/2...medium=twitter

BMT

Team Sergeant

07-13-2012 15:08

Great now the rifleman can just "tweet" when he's getting shot at.....;)

greenberetTFS

07-13-2012 16:27

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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant (Post 458340)

Great now the rifleman can just "tweet" when he's getting shot at.....;)

Any 18E's got an opinion on this?..........:rolleyes:

Big Teddy :munchin

Badger52

07-14-2012 14:21

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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant (Post 458340)

Great now the rifleman can just "tweet" when he's getting shot at.....;)

I'm Twitter-illiterate. Is there a special vocab that the rest of DoD has to learn for the generation actually making use of this in the field?

Last hard class

07-14-2012 14:40

Only $9000.00 a piece. About the same as my iphone.

LHC

Sarski

07-14-2012 15:09

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When connected to a smartphone device, the Rifleman Radio forms the backbone of the Army’s Nett Warrior program, which allows dismounted soldiers...

...who have their smart phone batteries all charged up.

Paragrouper

07-14-2012 15:27

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Originally Posted by Sarski (Post 458495)

...who have their smart phone batteries all charged up.

Not to worry, you just need to have your G-76 smatphone battery charger handy:D

Badger52

07-14-2012 15:32

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Originally Posted by Paragrouper (Post 458498)

Not to worry, you just need to have your G-76 smatphone battery charger handy:D

A new TTP will be issued shortly that aids in selection of who cranks.
:D

Sarski

07-14-2012 15:47

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Originally Posted by Paragrouper (Post 458498)

Not to worry, you just need to have your G-76 smatphone battery charger handy:D

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Originally Posted by Badger52 (Post 458499)

A new TTP will be issued shortly that aids in selection of who cranks.
:D

At $9,000 a piece they should be using algea or wind power or something to recharge automatically.

greenberetTFS

07-14-2012 17:37

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Originally Posted by Paragrouper (Post 458498)

Not to worry, you just need to have your G-76 smatphone battery charger handy:D

That's was my job!....... :p Well somebody's got to do it............;)

Big Teddy :munchin

Team Sergeant

07-15-2012 10:07

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Originally Posted by Badger52 (Post 458485)

I'm Twitter-illiterate. Is there a special vocab that the rest of DoD has to learn for the generation actually making use of this in the field?

"When connected to a smartphone device, the Rifleman Radio forms the backbone of the Army’s Nett Warrior program, which allows dismounted soldiers to push voice messages, images and data across the battlefield."

Sounds like a "hardened" IPad for use with a smart device to send data. Now the troops will be able to tweet enemy positions, play Angry Birds and blog all at the same time......;)

Team Sergeant

07-15-2012 10:22

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Originally Posted by Brush Okie (Post 458564)

Facebook post-0300- Sitting in ambush position with my buddies.

Facebook post- 0330 we just got attacked. How did they know we were here?

You think that's bad just until the arms dealers build a bomb that homes in on specific RF devices......

Badger52

07-15-2012 15:46

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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant (Post 458563)

Sounds like a "hardened" IPad for use with a smart device to send data. Now the troops will be able to tweet enemy positions, play Angry Birds and blog all at the same time......;)

OK, thanks for the direction - I've got some research to do. (I don't know whether that's a UAV formation, built-in video game, or an Alfred Hitchcock movie.)

I'm still using a cell, but it does take pics & send texts.
Are twitter-like devices subject to receiving "junk" mail too?
Is the term "helmet fire" now obsolete?
Sorry, never mind; trudging off to do the legwork....
:rolleyes:

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