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From iPad to launch pad: Consumer technologies in defense contracting

by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, December 06, 2011

Need helicopter back-up during a firefight in Afghanistan? There’s an app for that.

No, seriously. In September, U.S. Marine Corps pilots started testing iPads to coordinate close-air missions, cutting the time required to pinpoint troop and enemy locations from minutes to seconds. According to the Los Angeles Times, iPads, iPhones and other consumer devices could soon become as common on the battlefield as “helmets, canteens and rifles.”

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