DefenceTalkNASA plans to send Google smartphones with state of the art 3D sensing technology into orbit to use them as eyes and brains for its newest sci-fi inspired machinery. The gadgets will be installed into hovering robots and boost the agency’s Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, otherwise known as SPHERES, on the International […]https://www.defencetalk.com/3d-google-smartphones-to-help-nasa-robots-navigate-in-space-60095/

DefenceTalkGeneral Dynamics Canada and Colt Canada are working together to network Colt’s Sniper (Soldier) Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Devices (SWORD) system, which integrates weapon-mounted surveillance and targeting devices with ruggedized smartphone-like technology. The SWORD system brings critical situational-awareness information directly to the solider via his weapon; it will be offered as an alternative to radio-centric […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smartphone-technology-enables-rifle-centric-soldier-system-49892/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea’s defence ministry said Monday it has ordered its staff to install a smartphone application that restricts key functions like the camera in an attempt to prevent military leaks. The ministry said that, from Monday, its 1,500 staff are no longer allowed to bring smartphones into their offices without installing the app, called “Mobile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-enforces-smartphone-app-to-curb-military-leaks-48482/

DefenceTalkDARPA’s Adaptable Sensor System (ADAPT) program aims to transform how unattended sensors are developed for the military by using an original design manufacturer (ODM) process similar to that of the commercial smartphone industry. The goal is to develop low-cost, rapidly updatable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) sensors in less than a year, a marked improvement […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smartphone-technology-inspires-design-for-smart-unattended-ground-sensor-47951/

DefenceTalkFor Staff Sgt. Stephen Kovac, getting important information and instructions to the rest of his platoon was a struggle. He could radio back to higher headquarters and wait for the calls to filter back down, losing precious seconds during an operation. Or, he said, he could “yell and scream back to the rear, use hand […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smartphones-to-satellites-soldiers-use-new-network-to-prepare-for-advise-assist-mission-47583/

DefenceTalkSmart phone owners with access to government computers in South Korea have rapidly become the number one group of cyber security violators in the country. Over a recent seven-day period, the Korea Theater Network Operations Center detected 129 cyber violations caused by smart phones alone. Most of the perpetrators did not realize they had done […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smart-phone-charging-increases-cyber-threat-46736/