Raytheon deploying Android-powered RATS on battlefields in Afgha...

Courtesy Engadget  Wed, 10/21/2009 - 07:00

Raytheon deploying Android-powered RATS on battlefields in Afghanistan and Pakistan Android, Android everywhere.

Android, Android in my hair. In my Nook and in my car , in my netbook and in my... wait, Afghanistan?

It seems defense contractor Raytheon, creators of the famous "pain ray ", have launched a device called RATS: the Raytheon Android Tactical System.

It allows soldiers to mark other soldiers and even UAVs as "buddies," then track their position in real time on a map, even picking up streaming video...

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