The Army's Future Combat System (FCS): Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Future Combat System (FCS) was a multiyear, multibillion dollar program at the heart of the Army's transformation efforts. It is was to be the Army's major research, development, and acquisition program consisting of 14 manned and unmanned systems tied together by an extensive communications and information network. FCS was intended to replace current systems such as the M-1 Abrams tank and the M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. The FCS program has been characterized by the Army and others as a high-risk venture due to the advanced technologies involved and the challenge of networking all of the FCS subsystems together so that FCS-equipped units could function as intended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 29, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501037

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Radio Equipment
  • Situational Awareness
  • Systems Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy