Article: India army extends pilot project using handheld computers.

Dec. 23--NEW DELHI -- This home-grown technology could prove to be one of Indian army's best "sathi"!

Picture Indian army soldiers on the battlefront carrying indigenously developed handheld PCs called Sathi, constantly tracking each other's positions and even jointly planning moves on the front as well as sharing details on maps with command headquarters. Sounds futuristic? Well, a pilot project has already been implemented in J& K and the army is now extending the technology to other areas.

For the first time, Indian army has outsourced an R&D project to a private company instead of developing at DRDO. And there's much more to the gadget over and above its desi ...

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