The Future Combat System: Minimizing Risk While Maximizing Capability

Abstract

This paper examines some of the technological candidates that are potential enablers of the Army Transformation to the future Objective Force. The paper highlights the technological risk associated with the Future Combat System program and offers an alternative acquisition strategy to minimize risk while maximizing potential capability. The paper examines lethality technologies such as the electromagnetic gun, electrothermal chemical gun, missile-in-abox and compact kinetic energy missile. Survivability candidates include passive armors, reactive armors, and active protection systems. The paper also examines the wheeled versus tracked debate. The paper concludes by recommending some of the technologies for further development under a parallel acquisition strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA574181

Entities

People

  • Brian R. Zahn

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Electric Guns
  • Electromagnetic Guns
  • Explosives
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Military Applications
  • Military History
  • Munitions
  • Tank Guns
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • ballistics.