Major FCS Systems Review coming next week

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One of the major defense contractors overseeing the $100 billion-plus Future Combat Systems (FCS) program said that hundreds of Department of Defense (DOD), Army, and other officials would take part in a major 'System of Systems Functional Review'. FCS, the US Army's major modernization initiative, is a cutting-edge system of systems comprised of manned land unmanned ground and air vehicles, and other components, all linked together via an advanced network.

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Harvey: Cutting FCS will just delay army modernization

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Army Secretary Francis Harvey stated that cuts to the Army Future Combat System (FCS) program would only delay the first major modernization of the service's ground forces in decades and also there would be need of supplemental appropriations, or the Army's readiness would suffer after current combat operations end. To be a system of systems, FCS is to be made up of manned and unmanned vehicles and other components linked through an advanced network.

Financial management, Facilities & equipment, Dept of the Army, Finance, Equipment and supplies, United States. Army, Company financing

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Analyst: CECOM mismanages advanced comms programs

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Defense analysts believe that the mismanagement of many top next-generation Army communications technologies has left the Future Combat Systems (FCS) in doubt. With Francis Harvey proving able leadership to the Army as its secretary, the blame lies with officials at the Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) in New Jersey, Loren Thompson, of the Lexington Institute.

International politics, Army Electronics Command, Army Communications Command, Military policy, United States. Army. Communications-Electronics Command

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