Following the successful use of iPads by commercial airlines, the U.S. Air Force announced it will replace its paper-based flight bags with the Apple tablet.
“Air Mobility Command, which provides transport and refueling services to the U.S. military using cargo planes and other military aircraft, announced on Friday that the U.S. Air Force will be buying as many as 18,000 iPads worth over $9 million to be used as electronic flight bags by its pilots,” reports Digital Trends.
In a related story from The Verge, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives announced it will be switching out its BlackBerrys for new smartphones with better “ease of use and adaptability,” the agency said.
“The iPhone is set to be the big winner here, with the ATF selecting Apple’s handset to replace 60 percent (or 2,400) of those units starting in March. The remaining 1,400 will be phased out and replaced with a mix of other smartphones, though the agency hasn’t specified which mobile OS it will employ for those devices. The entire switch is expected to be completed within one year,” The Verge reports.
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