Boeing Co. has filed plans with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for a secure smartphone designed for defense and security applications.
波音公司(Boeing Co. ,BA)日前向美国联邦通讯委员会(Federal Communications Commission, 简称FCC)提交申请，计划推出一款针对防务及安全应用的安全智能手机。
The phone, dubbed Boeing Black, is based on Google Inc.'s Android operating system and represents a new foray for the aerospace and defense company into adjacent businesses beyond its traditional slate of airborne products.
这款名叫Boeing Black、搭载谷歌公司(Google Inc.)安卓(Android)操作系统的手机，再次凸显了宇航及防务企业打破传统航空产品框架，向相邻业务拓展的努力。
Without publicly announcing the planned product, Boeing has posted a description of the device on its website, showing that it features a modular design that can attach sensors to its 5.2-inch tall body for functions such as advanced location tracking, solar charging, satellite transceivers and biometric sensors.
波音没有公开发布产品声明，而在其网站上贴出了产品描述。根据其描述，该手机遵循模块化设计理念，其5.2寸机身可装载感应器，以实现精密定位追踪、太阳能充电、卫星导航以及生物传感等性能。
Boeing filed the documents with the FCC on Feb. 24. A Boeing spokeswoman said in a statement the phone is 'designed to meet the evolving security needs of defense and security customers.'
波音公司于2月24日向FCC提交了申请。公司发言人在一份声明中称这款手机“意在迎合防务及安全领域的客户不断变化的安全需求”。
The spokeswoman said Boeing spent more than 36 months researching and developing Black and what it calls the 'PureSecure' architecture. The technology was developed out of a series of acquisitions by Boeing of companies such as Argon ST Inc., Digital Receiver Technology Inc., Kestrel Enterprises Inc., RavenWing Inc. and Solutions Made Simple Inc.
该发言人称，波音公司历时超过36个月对Boeing Black手机进行研发，并开发出了被其称作"PureSecure"的手机架构。其技术研发自波音公司收购了的一系列子公司，包括Argon ST Inc.、Digital Receiver Technology Inc.、Kestrel Enterprises Inc.、RavenWing Inc以及Solutions Made Simple Inc.。