There's An Ap For That! Soldier Develops I-Phone Ap to Kill Taliban

You have to love the American spirit of ingenuity. And yes, it will be available thru Apple soon. Just don’t use it on your unruly neighbors. The UK’s Daily Mail reports:

“An iPhone app that tracks down the Taliban has been developed by a US soldier who put his own money into the project.

Captain Jonathan J. Springer said the idea for a Smartphone app to help soldiers in combat came to him in a dream last July.

The 31-year-old, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, has worked with programmers ever since to make the idea a reality.

Tactical Nav, which is expected to be available through Apple’s App Store next month, assists soldiers in mapping, plotting and photographing waypoints on a battleground and conveying coordinates to supporting units.

Captain Springer used a variety of armoured vehicles, remote observation posts and harsh combat conditions to test the accuracy of his invention, which can also be used to direct artillery fire on enemy positions or call in helicopter support.

The soldier, who serves as a battalion fire support officer in eastern Afghanistan, said most soldiers use smartphones and the app has been designed specifically for them.

‘Since day one, I always believed that smartphones could be utilised by the US military for combat purposes,’ he said.”