AUSA – October 10-12, 2011

New quick-release Hesco barriers unveiled

 - AUSA Show Scout 2011
By MICHELLE TAN - Responding to demand from deployed troops in Afghanistan, Hesco Bastion Ltd. has added a quick-release pin to the distinctive force protection barriers that are used across the war zone.

Manufacturer says CROWS getting more updates

 - AUSA Show Scout 2011
By MICHELLE TAN — Kongsberg Protech Systems is improving and updating its Common Remotely Operating Weapons System (CROWS), which allows gunners to sit inside the vehicle instead of being exposed in the turret.

DoD seeks to improve process of sending civilians to warzone

By STEPHEN LOSEY — The Defense Department is developing a more formal process for deploying civilian employees to war zones.

Soldier, NCO of the Year announced

Best Warrior competition and NCO of the Year winner, Sgt. Guy Mellor (right), gunner for B Battery 1st of the 145th Field Artillery and Army Soldier of the Year Spc. Thomas Hauser at the 2011 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition Oct. 12, 2011 .  - AUSA Show Scout 2011
By MICHELLE TAN — A Fort Drum, N.Y., soldier and a Utah National Guardsman have been named the 2011 Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

Budget cuts shift U.S. Army EMARSS program to Air Force

 - AUSA Show Scout 2011
By MICHAEL HOFFMAN — A simple twin-engine turboprop that carries a host of complex intelligence-collecting sensors over Iraq and Afghanistan can’t seem to find a home in the U.S. military.

Smartphone solution sought for Nett Warrior

 - AUSA Show Scout 2011
By JOE GOULD — The Army is looking at a new smartphone solution for its wearable computer system, Nett Warrior, after ordering a halt to the program’s development over the summer.

Army’s future helo may break the mold

By MICHAEL HOFFMAN — Army aviation wants to find the next Stanley Hiller Jr. to revolutionize its helicopter fleet.

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