Barangan Komersial Alternatif murah sebagai alat pertahanan

mmc

Kat Bawah ni ada artikel yang bagi aku adalah menarik di mana US Defence Dept dah mengaplikasikan barangan komersial sebagai 'senjata' baru untuk operasi ketenteraan mereka. Ini berbeza dengan resmi lazim di mana development barang ketenteraan dibuat dahlulu baru jadi barang komersia. So aku nak tanya pendapat korang, patutkan Kementah juga mula berfikir secara sedemikian fasal seperti tertulis perolehan 'out of the box ' sebegini biasanya lagi murah dari projek pertahanan sepenuhnya.

Apple抯 New Weapon

To help soldiers make sense of data from drones, satellites and ground sensors, the U.S. military now issues the iPod Touch.


Benjamin Sutherland
NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Apr 27, 2009
Tying the hands of a person who is speaking, the Arab proverb goes, is akin to "tying his tongue." Western soldiers in Iraq know how important gestures can be when communicating with locals. To close, open and close a fist means "light," but just opening a fist means "bomb." One soldier recently home from Iraq once tried to order an Iraqi man to lie down. To get his point across, the soldier had to demonstrate by stretching out in the dirt. Translation software could help, but what's the best way to make it available in the field?
The U.S. military in the past would give a soldier an electronic handheld device, made at great expense specially for the battlefield, with the latest software. But translation is only one of many software applications soldiers now need. The future of "networked warfare" requires each soldier to be linked electronically to other troops as well as to weapons systems and intelligence sources. Making sense of the reams of data from satellites, drones and ground sensors cries out for a handheld device that is both versatile and easy to use. With their intuitive interfaces, Apple devices梩he iPod Touch and, to a lesser extent, the iPhone梐re becoming the handhelds of choice.
Using a commercial product for such a crucial military role is a break from the past. Compared with devices built to military specifications, iPods are cheap. Apple, after all, has already done the research and manufacturing without taxpayer money. The iPod Touch retails for under $230, whereas a device made specifically for the military can cost far more. (The iPhone offers more functionality than the iPod Touch, but at $600 or $700 each, is much more expensive.) Typically sheathed in protective casing, iPods have proved rugged enough for military life. And according to an Army official in Baghdad, the devices have yet to be successfully hacked. (The Pentagon won't say how many Apple devices are deployed, and Apple Computer declined to be interviewed for this article.)
The iPod also fulfills the U.S. military's need to equip soldiers with a single device that can perform many different tasks. Apple's online App Store offers more than 25,000 (and counting) applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which shares the iPhone's touchscreen. As the elegantly simple iPods梠ften controlled with a single thumb梐cquire more functionality, soldiers can shed other gadgets. An iPod "may be all that they need," says Lt. Col. Jim Ross, director of the Army's intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors operations in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.
The iPod isn't the only multifunction handheld on the market, but among soldiers it's the most popular. Since most recruits have used one梐nd many already own one梚t's that much easier to train them to prepare and upload new content. Users can add phrases to language software, annotate maps and link text or voice recordings to photos ("Have you seen this man?"). Apple devices make it easy to shoot, store and play video. Consider the impact of showing villagers a video message of a relaxed and respected local leader encouraging them to help root out insurgents.
Since sharing data is particularly important in counterinsurgency operations, the Pentagon is funding technology that makes it easier for the soldier on the ground to acquire information and quickly add it to databases. Next Wave Systems in Indiana, is expected to release iPhone software that would enable a soldier to snap a picture of a street sign and, in a few moments, receive intelligence uploaded by other soldiers (the information would be linked by the words on the street sign). This could include information about local water quality or the name and photograph of a local insurgent sympathizer. The U.S. Marine Corps is funding an application for Apple devices that would allow soldiers to upload photographs of detained suspects, along with written reports, into a biometric database. The software could match faces, making it easier to track suspects after they're released.
Apple gadgets are proving to be surprisingly versatile. Software developers and the U.S. Department of Defense are developing military software for iPods that enables soldiers to display aerial video from drones and have teleconferences with intelligence agents halfway across the globe. Snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan now use a "ballistics calculator" called BulletFlight, made by the Florida firm Knight's Armament for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Army researchers are developing applications to turn an iPod into a remote control for a bomb-disposal robot (tilting the iPod steers the robot). In Sudan, American military observers are using iPods to learn the appropriate etiquette for interacting with tribal leaders.
Translation is another important area. A new program, Vcommunicator, is now being issued to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. It produces spoken and written translations of Arabic, Kurdish and two Afghan languages. It also shows animated graphics of accompanying gestures and body language, and displays pictures of garments, weapons and other objects. Procurement officials are making a "tremendous push" to develop and field militarily useful Apple devices, says Ernie Bright, operations manager of Vcom3D, the Florida firm that developed the software. The iPod has already transformed the way we listen to music. Now it's taking on war.


URL: http://www.newsweek.com/id/194623

So amacam pendapat korang fasal ni.

HangPC2

baru-baru nih pasal i phone

venez

banyak barangan komersial yang boleh digunakan utk aplikasi pertahanan tapi nak ker pihak atasan terima benda2 n idea camnih?

robotech

Subjektif. Peralatan komersil, terutama komunikasi terdedah pada masalah kebocoran maklumat / dipintas oleh perisikan musuh. Malah, kebergantungan pd peralatan komersil juga terdedah pada kekangan sekiranya berlaku embargo (sekatan) ekonomi ke atas produk berkenaan.

Tp, pihak tentera dunia ketiga spt Filipina & pasukan separa militer Hezbollah telah menggunakan jaringan komunikasi komersil yg jauh lbh murah, iaitu dgn handphone beserta pakej prabayar dlm konflik bersenjata tanpa sebarang masalah.

mmc

itulah sebabnya..peralatan walaupun dari luar negeri, jaringan tetap kepunyaaan negara...contohnya sistem astro kita..gamaknya boleh ke receiver yang aku berani cakap ada dalam 99% rumah kita boleh digunakan sebagai sistem komunikasi..macam US deme memang dr dulu gunakan sistem TV sebagai Emergency Public Announcement system...since DTU astro ni dua hala, aku rasa senang untuk digunakan sebagai jaringan nanti..

tapi macam ko cakap..dalam aspek ni mungkin hanya boleh buat broadcast transmission..

tak silap aku, NS Singapore buat cara macam ni nak call-up NS mereka kan..

(btw, no flame-flame aa bila sku sentuh sikit fasal NS Singapore n i)

robotech

Takder org nak flame nyeder, tp aku rasa si dubuk tu mungkin dah menghidu bangkai ..

innocentti

muchi..rasa2nya msia pun dah pernah broadcast coded mesej dalam siaran tv(bukan astro) satu masa dulu..

DarkBaron

yeap its called open mobilisation..kuar kat tv

saden

secara teknikalnya boleh....cuma mungkin halangan dari JP, Inc.

tin

barang civilian ni bagus sebenarnya sebab dia murah oleh kerana mass produced. cumanya benda civilian ni kengkadang tak lasak sebab bukan direka untuk dikendalikan dgn cara pengendalian yang brutal mahupun didedahkan kepada keadaan cuaca yang melampau. byk barang civilian yang diadaptasikan dan dipakejkan semula sebagai military items. contoh terbaik, PDA dan jugak laptop. byk konsol sistem persenjataan terutamanya dlm kapal perang guna skin paparan komersil dan bukan military grade. malah kebanyakan perisian pengoperasian dibangunkan berasaskan sistem pengoperasian windows.

masa Desert Storm dulu, ramai tentera Amerika yang pakai GPS nav civilian punya sebab samada tidak dibekalkan ataupun yang tentera punya gedabak saiznya dan cumbersome.

pasukan khas jugak byk amik barang komersil untuk kegunaan depa masa misi. contoh terbaik, kasut but.

tin

apsal pulak?

saden

Originally posted by tin at 30-4-2009 00:19
apsal pulak?

ye la, susah sikit la mau markup lelebih, harga sume org dah tau... supplier pun ramai yg boleh..competition sengit..

tin

nasib la. itu bukan halangan drp JP sebenarnya.

tapi wa tgk, kalo dah tender dibukak, ramai yang masuk gak.

HangPC2

US military enlists iPhone for battlefield



The hottest new battlefield weapon in Baghdad is also a hot item on the home front.




The US military has found the iPod Touch to be a valuable battlefield tool for soldiers.
(Credit: Apple)



Apple's iPod Touch is proving to be a valuable tool to members of the US military, according to a report in Newsweek. The report notes that the iPod performs many functions in this time of "networked warfare", the iPod allows soldiers to be linked with other soldiers as well as intelligence resources, such as aerial images from drones and translation software.

Soldiers can use apps to add translated phrases to maps and photos, as well as show villagers video messages from local leaders. A new program called Vcommunicator translates spoken and written Arabic, Kurdish, as well as two Afghan languages.

Another application developed for the iPhone allows soldiers to take a photo of a street sign, upload it and immediately receive intelligence on the local area, such as water and sympathisers. Because new recruits are already familiar with how the iPod and iPhone work, it's also easier to train soldiers on loading content, the report notes.

Oh yeah, this rugged device, which retails for less than US$230, was developed in the private sector without taxpayer money. Considering the military's history of being charged for US$435 hammers, US$640 toilet seats and US$7600 coffee-makers by contractors, this is a great deal.

mmc

yang tu aku tatak perasan

mmc

related to this, please find dua aprroach berbeza ahli2 nato ambil untuk sediakan pertahanan terhadap cyberwar. Perhatikan Estonia yang menjadi negara pertama yang pernah diserang secara cyber memilih cara awam untuk menahadapi serangan dan mendapat pujian atas approach tersebut..

[quote] The Fog of Cyberwar
NATO military strategists are waking up to the threat from online attacks.

Evgeny Morozov

NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Apr 27, 2009
Ghostnet sounds like something John le Carr

venez

measat satelit memang kita dah pki utk jaringan kom/data utk ATM, tapi bandwith kecik yg diberi...

mmc

talking about measat, aku perasan malam tadi macam ada transmission jam untuk pelbagai channel dalam sejam, iaitu ada boleh tengok tapi channel lain dalam pakej kena minta pin..tak tauler ex ke ada orang buat probe weh..

venez

pernah, masa testing hantar pesanan ala2 DEFCON kepada semua anggota tentera dgn code terpampang di skrin tv, astro, dlm radio, dlm panggung wayang n PA.. hanya anggota tentera yang faham code tuh . ....

[ Last edited by  venez at 30-4-2009 14:56 ]

venez

yup, aku pun realise... aku siap call astro lagik complain...