Land Combat Systems Industry Report, Industrial College of the Armed Forces Academic Year 2004-2005

Abstract

The end of the Cold War initiated an era of reevaluation and transformation as national strategic leaders sought to assess and respond to changing global challenges. The U.S. Land Combat Systems (LCS) industry is an integral part of the Department of Defense's continuing transformational efforts. After more than a decade of industry turmoil as evidenced by company downsizing and mergers, the LCS industry appears to have stabilized. For the surviving companies, the short-term economic prospects appear promising, given the few companies remaining and the high demand for land combat vehicles currently conducting operations in the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Moreover, continuing transformation efforts will potentially infuse $2 billion per year over the next 20 years to ensure the development, production, and fielding of land combat systems capable of rapid response to virtually any corner of the globe with a minimum logistics footprint.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA449472

Entities

People

  • Bryan Reyns
  • Cassandra Roberts
  • Craig Crenshaw
  • Dave Coburn
  • Dave Rice
  • Ed Mcchesney
  • Jim Clifford
  • Kevin Maisel
  • Mark Mcquillan
  • Mike Micucci
  • Pete Keating
  • Rick Gist
  • Susan Vickers
  • Tom Deale

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Army Personnel
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Defense Industry
  • Information Systems
  • Iraqi-War
  • Logistics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Production
  • Supply Chain
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Control

Readers

  • Economics
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies