The $9.36 mln contract is with Executive Technology Inc., a Phoenix-based computer services company. Only 63 deployed today. Will be used as e-readers to replace paper manuals and maps for pilots. This contract is with the USAF Air Mobility Command, which flies cargo and fueling planes. The 32 GB model, which costs $599, is being purchased for $520, or $79 off retail. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-02/air-force-grants-9-million-award-for-as-many-as-18-000-ipad2s.html This contract was awarded despite the cancellation the previous week of 3,000 iPad deployment by a different group within the US Air Force. http://ericylai.theemf.org/2012/02/22/should-the-u-s-air-force-kill-a-21000-ipad-deployment-over-a-pdf-reader/ |
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