[Swordmaker]

Like, for example, an infantry IFF app on a secure field-deployed 4G network in Afghanistan. I somehow doubt that Apple will ever produce a ruggedized iPhone capable of surviving combat operations.

iPhones are already being used in combat...

[mvpel]

iPhones are already being used in combat...

I didn't say they weren't, I just said that it strikes me as unlikely that Apple will themselves produce one capable of meeting the military standards for ruggedness.

See MIL-STD-810 - Department of Defense Test Method Standard for Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests, to be specific.