Download or read book Status of the Future Combat Systems Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Defense Acquisitions the Army s Future Combat Systems Features Risks and Alternatives written by Paul L. Francis and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To become a more responsive and dominant combat force, the U.S. Army is changing its strategy from bigger and stronger weapons to faster and more agile ones. The Future Combat Systems (FCS) -- which the Army calls the ¿greatest technology and integration challenge ever undertaken¿ -- is expected to meet the Army¿s transformational objectives. For FCS¿ first developmental increment, the Army has set aside a 5-1/2-year timetable from program start (May 2003) until the initial production decision (Nov. 2008). This testimony is about FCS¿ key features, whether the program carries any risks, and, if so, whether there are alternatives for developing FCS capabilities with fewer risks. Illustrations.

Download or read book The Army s Future Combat Systems Program and Alternatives written by United States. Congressional Budget Office and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Army s Future Combat Systems Program and Alternatives written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2006 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's environment of rapidly evolving conflicts, the Army's goal is to have units that have the combat power of heavy units but that can be transported anywhere in the world in a matter of days. To address concerns about the armored vehicle fleet's aging and the difficulties involved in transporting it as well as to equip the Army more suitably to conduct operations overseas on short notice using forces based in the United States the service created the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program in 2000. A major modernization effort, the program is designed in part to develop and purchase vehicles to replace those now in the heavy forces; the new vehicles would be much lighter, thereby easing the deployment of units equipped with them. In the analysis presented in this report, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examined the current status of the Army's fleet of armored vehicles and assessed the speed of deployment of the service's heavy forces. It also evaluated the FCS program, considering the program's costs as well as its advantages and disadvantages and comparing it with several alternative plans for modernizing the Army's heavy forces.

Download or read book A CBO Study The Army s Future Combat Systems Program and Alternatives August 2006 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Army s Ground Combat Vehicle GCV and Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team EIBCT Programs Background and Issues for Congress written by Andrew Feickert and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report looks at budget requests for the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program, Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program, and brigade combat teams (BCTs). It ends with a discussion of potential issues for Congress.

Download or read book Lessons from the Army s Future Combat Systems Program written by Christopher G. Pernin and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program aimed to field an ambitious system of systems, with novel technologies integrated via an advanced wireless network. The largest and most ambitious planned acquisition program in the Army's history, it was cancelled in 2009, and some of its efforts transitioned to follow-on programs. This report documents the program's complex history and draws lessons from its experiences.

Download or read book Technology Development for Army Unmanned Ground Vehicles written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) are expected to play a key role in the Army's Objective Force structure. These UGVs would be used for weapons platforms, logistics carriers, and reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition among other things. To examine aspects of the Army's UGV program, assess technology readiness, and identify key issues in implementing UGV systems, among other questions, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct a study of UGV technologies. This report discusses UGV operational requirements, current development efforts, and technology integration and roadmaps to the future. Key recommendations are presented addressing technical content, time lines, and milestones for the UGV efforts.

Download or read book US Future Combat Weapon Systems Handbook Volume 1 US Army Future Combat Systems Development written by IBP, Inc and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. US Future Combat & Weapon Systems Handbook

Download or read book An Analysis of the Army s Transformation Programs and Possible Alternatives written by Frances M. Lussier and published by Congressional Budget Office. This book was released on 2009 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CBO study. Assesses the competitiveness of nuclear power compared to other sources of new capacity to generate electricity.

Download or read book US Military Innovation Since the Cold War written by Harvey Sapolsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: explains how the US military transformation failed in the post-Cold war era Harvey Sapolsky is a leading defence scholar in the US will be of interest to students of strategic studies, defence studies, military studies, US politics and security studies in general

Download or read book Defense Acquisitions Issues to Be Considered for Army s Modernization of Combat Systems written by Paul L. Francis and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Future Combat System (FCS) has been at the center of the Army's efforts to become a lighter, more agile, and more capable combat force by replacing existing combat systems with a family of manned and unmanned vehicles and systems, linked by an advanced info. network. To meet the challenges of FCS's scope and schedule, the Army contracted with Boeing to be lead systems integrator, to help define, develop, and integrate FCS systems. This statement reviews aspects of FCS that should be considered for inclusion in future efforts, aspects that were problematic and need re-examination, and considerations for shaping future Army ground force modernization. Illustrations.

Download or read book Department of Defense Appropriations for 2007 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense Appropriations for 2006 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hearing on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 H R 4200 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives One Hundred Eighth Congress Second Session written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: