On the Suitability of Radios That Interface with Tactical Apps on Android OS
Abstract
This Scientific Letter (SL) is written as a summary for a DRDC Contract Report (CR) entitled Emerging Radio and MANET Technology Study, DRDC-RDDC-2014-C14-0717-1208, and its influence on de-risking current research activities. There is an emerging trend in military tactical networks to equip users at the tactical edge with sophisticated information technology devices capable of providing situational awareness updates using high-bandwidth short-hop networking. In Canada, for instance, the Integrated Soldier Systems Program (ISSP) capital project is intending to deliver hand-held situational awareness display devices to dismounted soldiers to improve survivability and navigation. Internationally, researchers are exploring the military utility of applications (apps) on mobile devices using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) operating systems (OS) such as iOS1 and Android OS [1-5]. This trend is fueled by the familiarity of a new generation of end users with smart phone and tablet technology, as well as by the increasingly fast-to-market speed of the technologies. It is not unreasonable to expect that adversariesespecially asymmetric threatsare actively following these developments with an interest in exploiting inexpensive COTS products to further their own ends as well.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 21, 2014
- Accession Number
- AD1017634
Entities
People
- Darcy Simmelink
- David F. Brown
- Mazda Salmanian
Organizations
- Defence Research and Development Canada