U.S. Department of Defense to Get Its Own App Store

The U.SDepartment of Defense is getting its very own app store, so soldiers can more efficiently book plane tickets and call in airstrikes.

The department awarded a contract to Digital Management, a Maryland-based firm, for an initial amount of $2.9 million to build the “mobile device management system,” according to a release.

Along with apps that would streamline paperwork and the airstrike process, the department is interested in translation software, facial-recognition apps and a more advanced Google Maps, among other tools.

“Across [the Department of Defense] there is a huge demand for applications,”