Screen LibraryLessons from the Army's Future Combat Systems program /
The Future Combat Systems (FCS) program was the largest and most ambitious planned acquisition program in the Army's history. The FCS was intended to field not just a system, but an entire brigade, a system of systems, with novel technologies integrated by means of an advanced wireless network....
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RAND, ARROYO CENTER,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Monica, CA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The Future Combat Systems (FCS) program was the largest and most ambitious planned acquisition program in the Army's history. The FCS was intended to field not just a system, but an entire brigade, a system of systems, with novel technologies integrated by means of an advanced wireless network. Moreover, the FCS-equipped brigade would operate with new doctrine that was being developed and tested along with the materiel components of the unit. The FCS was central to Army modernization plans. In 2009, the FCS program was cancelled, and some of its efforts transitioned to follow-on programs ... |
| Item Description: |
"Prepared for the United States Army." "MG-1206-A"--Page 4 of cover." |
| Carrier Form: | xlii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-330). |
| ISBN: |
9780833076397 (paperback) : 0833076396 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | UC263 |
| CLC: | E712 |
| Call Number: | E712/P452 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Background of the Future Combat Systems program -- Cost, schedule, and performance of the FCS program over time -- How the Army generated requirements for the Future Combat Systems -- The evolution and adjustment of requirements after milestone B -- FCS program management -- Contracts -- Technology choices and development in FCS -- Summary. |