The Future
Combat Systems (Brigade Combat Team) was the cornerstone of
Army modernization. FCS was to provide Soldiers and leaders
with leading-edge technologies and capabilities allowing them
to dominate in asymmetric ground warfare while allowing the
Army to build a force that cold sustain itself in remote
areas. In 2009, DoD and Army officials announced the FCS
program would be cancelled. Components of FCS will be
integrated into a new Army program called Army Brigade Combat
Team Modernization.
The FCS program consisted of eight new Manned Ground Vehicles (MGVs),
a family of unmanned air and ground vehicles, launch system,
and advanced tactical and urban sensors that were to be all connected
by a state-of-the-art network. Working together, these systems
would help Soldiers share real-time information across the
battlefield. Overall, FCS would have provided Soldiers vastly
increased situational awareness, survivability, and
lethality-ensuring they could take the fight to the enemy before
the enemy had time to react.
Fielding for the first FCS Brigade was slated for fiscal year
2015.
Future Combat Systems
The Future
Combat Systems (Brigade Combat Team) was the cornerstone of
Army modernization. FCS was to provide Soldiers and leaders
with leading-edge technologies and capabilities allowing them
to dominate in asymmetric ground warfare while allowing the
Army to build a force that cold sustain itself in remote
areas. In 2009, DoD and Army officials announced the FCS
program would be cancelled. Components of FCS will be
integrated into a new Army program called Army Brigade Combat
Team Modernization.