U.S. Army to Test Rugged, Wearable Handheld Computers
Posted by admin on March 21, 2011 under News | 
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Defense Update reported that the U.S. Army is in the process of evaluating prototypes of wearable handheld computers. The new handheld computers use GDC4's GD300 to give dismounted soldiers command, control and situational awareness and network connectivity. These handheld computers work just the way smartphones do in commercial market.
General Dynamics is expected to deliver 40 customized handheld computers for user feedback by September 2011. If these handheld computers produce the desired result the army might order up to 250 interoperable handheld computers.
Until now, the small army units have used standard smartphones plugged into tactical radios as handheld computing devices, but now, under the U.S. Joint Battle Command – Platform (JBC-P) Handheld program, the army intends to evaluate a number of handheld computers for use in battlefields.
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