The Army has radically scaled down its wearable, command-and-control ensemble using a device that most civilians can’t live without – the smartphone.The move is one of the most dramatic shifts in the two-decade history of the program formerly known as Land Warrior, a smart-soldier system designed to help soldiers see through the fog of war.The new version of Nett Warrior, which should weigh no more than five pounds, features "the same capabilities that the Nett Warrior Configuration 1 had and the same capabilities that we leveraged from Land Warrior – where am I, where are my buddies, how do I get to where I am going in the fastest, safest route possible," said Joe Dames, systems integrator for project manager ground soldier.Nett Warrior program officials displayed this latest version of the system at the 2011 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.They have replaced the 11-pound system made up of a computer processor, radio, helmet-mounted display and batteries with a tactical smartphone concept that hooks up to a lightweight, secure radio.Nett Warrior grew out of the success that the Land Warrior program enjoyed on its first combat deployment to Iraq in 2007-2008 with soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment.Despite efforts to streamline the system, a continuous stream of soldier complaints over the weight of the components prompted senior Army leaders to approve the new direction for the Nett Warrior program in August.The Army hasn’t decided which company will make the smartphone for Nett Warrior, but prototypes are undergoing tests at Fort Bliss, Texas.If all goes well the Army hopes to field the slimmed-down system in late 2012, Dames said. New High-Tech water bottleHow high-tech can a water bottle be? Camelbak’s newest water-purifying bottle comes complete with its own USB cable.The ALL CLEAR Microbiological UV Water Purifier turns questionable water into drinkable H2O in 60 seconds. Just screw it onto to Camelbak’s popular 750 ML bottle, push a button and the LCD display counts down the seconds until it’s ready to drink.Camelbak rolled out its personal-sized UV purifier at the 2011 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.UV purification has been around for a couple of decades but mainly used in industrial-scale purification operations."We are pretty excited about it," said John Austen, director of Product Management at Camelbak, describing how the ALL CLEAR kills roughly 99.9 percent of all bacteria, viruses and Protozoa.The ALL CLEAR purifier weighs about 1.6 ounces and comes with a carrying case, a standard bottle lid and a USB cable for recharging the purifier.The filter has a projected lifespan of 10,000 purification cycles and will purify about 80 bottles of water between recharging, Austen said.The ALL CLEAR will be available in February and retail for $99, said Camelbak officials, who added that it will likely be priced at approximately $75 for military personnel.Still Serving!