Size does matter: the annual autumn gathering of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in October 2005 proved that the US military remains flexible in the rather fluid birth and demise of defence programmes. Many larger projects draw the obvious observers and 'wish list' crowds, but it is the smaller innovations that are beginning to catch more attention.

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Shows & Exhibitions

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Size does matter: the annual autumn gathering of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in October 2005 proved that the US military remains flexible in the rather fluid birth and demise of defence programmes. Many larger projects draw the obvious observers and 'wish list' crowds, but it is the smaller innovations that are beginning to catch more attention.

Tradition dictates that the floor-covering behemoths with tracks or wheels, the rotor blades that make people duck and stare and the recorded muzzle blasts, flashing lights and loud patriotic music blaring from a half-acre display attract most of the visitors, but the miniaturisation of electronics and the melding of technologies has turned much of the focus onto the smaller booths from companies providing new equipment and developments.

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ITT took a moment to brief Armada editors on the company's dedicated control unit for the ARC-201 Sincgars famil...

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