The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has begun to develop a military smartphone application designed to enable middle- and low-ranking field commanders to transmit a target's co-ordinates and select a firepower platform to destroy it. Brigadier General Roy Riftin said this technology will be readily available for the IDF's manoeuvring forces by 2025. The smartphone will allow platoon and company commanders to receive a full battlefield picture and know which firepower is on stand-by, Brig Gen Riftin said.
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