Here's what the US Army picked for soldier-worn tactical USB hubs
The US Army has long sought to give its soldiers a connected-tech edge, and has finally settled on a vendor to deliver a much needed piece of hardware to connect the various smart wearables it plans to field.
The contract was awarded to aerospace and defense firm Elbit America for some 33,000 Next Generation Hubs , a rugged wearable USB device. NGHs will serve as the control nodes for the Nett Warrior system, the US Army's latest network-connected kit for infantry troops. According to the US Army, Nett Warrior is designed to use"commercial smart devices with tactical applications networked through the Integrated Tactical Network." Nett Warrior uses its own Tactical Assault Kit software system and applications to deliver"map-based, situational awareness" for individual soldiers and their squadmates.
Nett Warrior is cross-platform, with apps developed for Android, Windows, Linux and web browsers. The system is designed to operate across military branches and in cooperation with the federal government and host nation partner operations, the Army said. An SDK for the platform is also available. One could imagine that opponents are lining up for a try at cracking this.
It's even trickier for dismounted units to stay updated on allied and enemy actions - without a squared away radio man it's easy to lose track of what's happening, even over the next ridgeline. Nett Warrior and the NGH aim to address those battlefield communications shortcomings through individual
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