Smartphones to win a battle – US 10th Mountain fields new Field Artillery technology

U.S. soldiers work on improving their efficiency by using Field Artillery command and control capabilities via modernized software on Android-enabled smartphones. The upgrades, such as receiving digital maps to enhance the ability to send precision target coordinates, are part of the Army's modernization effort known as Precision Fires-Dismounted. 

Spc. Joshua Wilson (left) talks with 1st Lt. Megan Walden about the Precision Fires-Dismounted application on the Nett Warrior End User Device at Fort Drum, New York. He is assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI). (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Dan Lafontaine (PEO C3T Public Affairs))

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