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    U.S. Air Force Toughbooks

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by TopCop1988, Dec 6, 2011.

  1. TopCop1988

    TopCop1988 Toughbook Aficionado

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    US Air Force Mission Support System Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois

    The Air Force Mission Support System (AFMSS) provides mission planners with an automated system that can operate in a stand-alone configuration or linked to a command information system. Since global mission planners work in all kinds of environmental conditions, the mobile computers they use needed to be sturdy and resistant to dust, weather, extreme temperatures and vibration. AFMSS standardized on Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers and deployed more than 2,000 to mission planners in the field. Even though Panasonic Toughbook computers are designed to comply with all MIL-STD-810F requirements, the Air Force tests each Toughbook computer individually before deploying it. The Toughbook mobile computers consistently received the Air Force's highest evaluation ratings, assuring the AFMSS could count on them in mission-critical situations.

    In addition, AFMSS also has components for a portable flight planning system, a special operations planning system and a common mapping production system. The combined functionality provides users with route and airdrop planning, weapons delivery, target area planning, radar predications, threat analysis, route fly-through and perspective views. The system’s automated planning process takes into account terrain, weather, aircraft performance capability and configuration. The mission planner uses the system to select the optimal route and identify possible barriers and other conflicts.

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    TopCop1988, Dec 6, 2011
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  2. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    Uh oh... looks like TC has a new variant to be drooling over looking for to add to his collection...

    Are you hoping they might trickle down to us poor masses with some sort of proprietary Air Force comms gear still intact? ;)

    mnem
    And then there were none.
     
    mnementh, Dec 10, 2011
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  3. UNCNDL1

    UNCNDL1 Notebook Deity

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    UNCNDL1, Dec 14, 2011
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