Corey Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 The United States Air Force awarded a $9.36 million contract to purchase up to 18,000 Apple iPads, Bloomberg report on Friday. The military will use the tablets to replace paper manuals and navigation charts carried by pilots and navigators. “Aircrews fly nonstop worldwide missions and require access to flight publications both on and off the aircraft, throughout all phases of flight,” Captain Kathleen Ferrero, an Air Force spokeswoman, said. The “electronic flight bags” will help crews operate more effectively and safely, and support the Pentagon’s efficiency goals. The contract calls for 32GB Wi-Fi iPads, which normally retail for $599. The Air Force, however, will purchase them at a discount of about $520 per device. As many as 18,000 devices can be purchased within a year of the contract award date, which was this past Thursday. “That doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll purchase all 18,000,” she said. “It’s contingent upon funding requests and approval.” Read View the full article Quote
speedfact Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 D: of course the chairforces gets all the cool stuff... oh well we'll just "borrow" them when they arent looking. Quote
Krayzie Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 <p>They couldn't at least chose a better brand than apple? Quote
Jefke Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 <p>They couldn't at least chose a better brand than apple? American brand , you know Quote
Chuckun Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 What a waste of money. And to be honest, you can't really beat pen and paper for reliability.. Why would you rely on technology where it's unnecessary? Quote
speedfact Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 bah pen and paper? psshh all you need is a rock and a chisel. but its airforce...they need a pad to tell em which way is up and which is down. (yes i am poking fun at them). Quote
CaulkLiquor Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 What a waste of money. And to be honest, you can't really beat pen and paper for reliability.. Why would you rely on technology where it's unnecessary? ya but you can't play Angry Birds with a pen and paper xD 1 Quote
Chuckun Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 ya but you can't play Angry Birds with a pen and paper xD Ah. I didn't think of that.. Good call! Quote
Papito Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 bah pen and paper? psshh all you need is a rock and a chisel. but its airforce...they need a pad to tell em which way is up and which is down. (yes i am poking fun at them). 32Gb for google maps Quote
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