US soldier makes app for tracking down Taliban fighters :
bbc.co.uk
".....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......Captain Springer said he'd been disappointed that his US army bosses hadn't taken more of an interest in the idea.
He said he had spent about £20,000 (more than $30,000) of his own money - and that he asked the military for financial support.
"I emailed the army saying, 'I'm not looking for a pay-cheque, but are there any kind of grants or anything you can help me with?'
"They said, 'sorry, we don't have the funds right now'........
...... Now, Captain Springer is selling his app to anyone that wants it - on the iPhone's app store."
Sad, but true, this soldier can not get the DoD to help fund his endeavour.... He now has to rely on an internet store ( and whoever pays, buys...) to recover his costs..... |
