Army's Future Combat System Program.

Intro -- THE ARMY'S FUTURECOMBAT SYSTEM PROGRAM -- THE ARMY'S FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEM PROGRAM -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE ARMY'S FUTURE COMBATSYSTEMS PROGRAM AND ALTERNATIVES -- PREFACE -- SUMMARY -- DESCRIPTION OF THE ARMY'S FUTURECOMBAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM -- Manned FCS Vehicles -- Unmanned Aerial and Ground Vehicles -- Unattended Sensors, Intelligent Munitions, Launchers, and the Network -- Schedule for Fielding FCS Components -- Costs of the Army's FCS Program -- Concerns About the FCS Program -- Growth of the FCS Program's Costs -- Alternative Approaches to Modernizing the Army's Heavy Forces -- THE ARMY'S HEAVY FORCES AND ARMORED VEHICLES -- Overview of the Army's Armored Vehicle Fleet at the End of 2003 -- Issues Regarding Today's Armored Forces and Vehicles -- DESCRIPTION OF THE ARMY'S MODULARITY INITIATIVE ANDFUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM -- The Modularity Initiative -- The Future Combat Systems Program -- POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF AND CONCERNSABOUT THE ARMY'S MODERNIZATION PLANS -- How Modernization Plans Would Affect the Army's Budget -- How Modernization Plans Would Affect theArmy's Ability to Deploy Units Quickly -- How the Administration's Plan Would Affect theArmy's Armored Combat Vehicle Fleet -- Concerns Regarding the Army's FCS Program -- ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO MODERNIZINGTHE ARMY'S HEAVY FORCES -- Alternative 1. Develop and Procure FCS Componentsthat Will Collect and Disseminate Information -- Alternative 2. Develop and Procure FCS Componentsthat Will Enhance the Army's Long-Range Strike Capability -- Alternative 3. Emphasize Investment in New Manned Combat Vehicles -- Alternative 4. Develop a Scaled-Down FCS Networkand Integrate It with Existing Systems -- APPENDIX A. A DESCRIPTION AND HISTORYOF THE ARMY'S CURRENT ARMORED VEHICLES -- Abrams Tanks -- Bradley Fighting Vehicles -- The M113 Family of Vehicles.

M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer -- APPENDIX B. CBO'S METHODS FOR ESTIMATINGAIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS -- Unconstrained Airlift Operations -- Constrained Airlift Operations -- APPENDIX C. DEFINITIONS OF TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELSAND ASSESSMENTS OF CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ARMY'SFUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM -- APPENDIX D.METHODS USED TO ESTIMATE COSTS -- Estimating Costs of FCS Components -- Research and Development Costs -- Procurement Costs -- Basis for Estimates of Cost Growth -- Estimates of Costs to Upgrade Current Systems -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- THE ARMY'S FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEM (FCS):BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS∗ -- ABSTRACT -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- BACKGROUND -- FCS Program Origins -- THE FCS PROGRAM -- Program Overview[11] -- FCS Program Timeline -- March 2008 GAO Reports[20] -- Selected FCS Program Issues -- FCS Program Budget -- POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- What Is the Future of the 15 FCS BCTs? -- What Are the Programmatic, Budgetary, and OperationalImpacts of the June 2008 Program Restructuring? -- Increasing Role of FCS Lead Systems Integrators[64] -- ADDITIONAL READING -- APPENDIX. FCS SUBSYSTEMS -- Manned Ground Vehicles -- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)[70] -- Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)[72] -- The Network[74] -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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