US Air Force Buys 18,000 iPads to Replace Flight Bags

Regeneration · Posted by Regeneration on February 9th, 2012, 08:10 AM

Following the precedent set by commercial airliners in December 2011, the US Air Force plans to buy up to 18,000 iPads for its Air Mobility Command, replacing heavy flight bags with light and efficient Apple iPad 2s for the crews that fly cargo aircraft. The devices will reportedly be used by the crews on the C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster.

"Moving from a paper-based to an electronically based flight publication system will not only enhance operational effectiveness, it can also save the Department of Defense time and money," said Maj. Gen. Rick Martin, the director of operations for the Air Mobility Command. "Electronic flight bags are becoming an industry standard due to their operational, environmental and cost savings benefits."

Source: IBTimes

**Posted by Thunder350 on February 10th, 2012, 11:25 PM**

The Air Force better be careful during DST, and on New Years day.. Apple has a TERRIBLE track record (multiple years in a row) with those dates. Among other things..

The US Army+Marines chose Android over iOS...

The Navy has its own custom system.

Why they can't all agree on one is beyond me. Service integration would be nice..