Future MBT 'How would it look like' This is a discussion on Future MBT 'How would it look like' within the Army & Security Forces forum, part of the Global Defense & Military category; What would be the Next generation MBT?? How would it look like??? Combat development should be based on the Army's vision of future which is informed by the analysis of current threat capabilities and trends, strategic policy, and military budgets. Future Combat Systems (FCS) Can Officially Be Called a Failure FCS was a modernization program that was supposed to bring a slew of robotic systems and networked soldiers to the battlefield. But the Pentagon has been dismantling the program since mid. National Defense > Blog > Posts > U.S. Army in the Market for . Army in the Market for . Erwin M8 Armored Gun System (left) and the M551 Sheridan (right) Army paratroopers gave up their tanks in 1997. The Future Combat Systems (FCS) was a joint (across all the military services) networked (connected via advanced communications) systems of systems. Since it started in 2. FCS had been at the center of the Army. The FCS concept involved replacing existing combat systems with a family of manned and unmanned vehicles and systems linked by an advanced information network. . There were four major components of FCS - Manned Ground Vehicles, Unmanned Systems, FCS Network, and Soldiers. The Manned Ground Vehicles (MGVs) consists of 8 platforms. The Unmanned Systems include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unattended Systems, and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV). Defense Acquisition: Use of Lead System Integrators (LSIs) Congressional Research Service 2 Examples Of LSIs Examples of programs being executed with LSIs include the Army’s Future Combat System (FCS) and the Coast Guard’s Deepwater acquisition. TALK TO US REQUEST INFO LOCATE US LEARN HOW TO JOIN APPLY ONLINE VIRTUAL TOUR About the Army What is the. What Should the Army do with the Future Combat System? The billions of dollars slated for FCS can be better spent elsewhere. Future Combat Systems: A Congressional Guide to Army Modernization By Mackenzie Eaglen and Oliver Horn Key Points Having gone to war in Iraq in 2003 with equipment based on 30-year-old technologies that has deteriorated even more in harsh operating. The Pentagon's Land Warrior System promises a battlefield network linking every combat troop. Orders can be relayed to the Prophet mobile electronics array (8), which jams enemy equipment, and to Future Combat Systems vehicles (9) that will be(10). The FCS Network provides the communication and automation that creates battle command environment. The Soldier was empowered with the use of robotics and technological advantages. Objective Force by 2. In order to bridge the gap between the Legacy Force and the Objective Force, and fill near- term warfighting requirements, the program called for an Interim Force consisting of active Army and Army National Guard units. These brigade- sized units were known as Interim Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs) or Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs). The first of such units have seen combat in Iraq. The last IBCT was scheduled for fielding in 2. General Shinseki's successor, General Peter Schoomaker, changed portions of the FCS program in 2. He started by redefining the Objective Force as the Future Force and called for spiral development, incorporating functional FCS capabilities as they became available. Additionally, General Schoomaker placed greater importance on the system of networks required to link Army forces as well as Joint forces together. On July 2. Army announced another round of restructuring for the FCS program. A primary objective of the restructuring included four phases of spiraling in new technologies to the existing force starting in fiscal year 2. The remaining three spiral dates were scheduled to occur in 2. The second modular- equipped brigade, also known as a Unit of Action (UA), was scheduled for fielding in 2. FCS- equipped brigades. All the changes increased the total cost by $2. It also would fully fund the FCS network and its 1. The first FCS unit would be fielded in fiscal 2. Under the old plan, the first unit was set for 2. Deployment of the first fully modernized FCS Unit of Action, with only 2,5. The Army's experimental unit, to stand up in 2. The two extra years in the FCS schedule would give time to field all 1. The five technologies that would be accelerated were the non- line- of sight cannon, the non- line- of- site launch system, the unattended ground sensors, two classes of unmanned aerial vehicles and armed robotic vehicles. New systems added to the program include an armed robotic vehicle, a recovery and maintenance vehicle, two new types of UAVs and an intelligent munitions system known as a smart mine. Reflecting the experience in Iraq, all eight manned vehicles would be equipped with self- protection systems for countering missiles. Under the restructured program, the Army would speed up deployment of some segments of the system. They would begin reaching the field in fiscal 2. Under the restructured plan, the Army would spend about $9 billion from 2. General Dynamics and United Defense. The money and technology would come from from Boeing's Future Combat Systems program. During the FY0. POM process, the Army restructured the PM UA Acquisition Program. After two months of review, in April 2. Secretary of the Army Dr. Harvey announced a restructuring of the business aspects of the Future Combat Systems program. The changes were comprehensive and include contractual, programmatic and managerial improvements. The adjustments maintain the Army focus on FCS- equipped UA development and substantially reduce program risk. The adjustments to the FCS Program acquisition strategy fall into four primary categories. The development priority in descending order would be the 1) Network, 2) Unattended Munitions, 3) Unmanned systems, and finally 4) Manned Ground Vehicles (MGV). Consequently the MGV development duration would be extended. However, Non Line of- Sight- Cannon (NLOS- C) would lead MGV development and deliver prototype NLOS- C systems in 2. Block 0 NLOS- C prototypes in 2. The five previously deferred FCS core systems: 1) UAV Class II, 2) UAV III, 3) Armed Robotic Vehicle (ARV) - Assault, 4) ARV- Reconnaissance and 5) FCS Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle would be funded and fielded with the first FCS- equipped UA, allowing UA fielding of the complete 1. FCS core systems to begin delivery to the Army in 2. More robust experimentation and evaluation were included in the program to prove revolutionary concepts, mature the architecture and components, and assist in spiral development.
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