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Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2006
Boeing and SAIC Award Honeywell Contract to Develop FCS Class I UAVs Boeing and partner Science Applications International Corp., functioning as the Lead Systems Integrator for the U.S. Army's Future Combat System program, awarded a contract to Honeywell Defense & Space Electronic Systems to develop the Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System (UAVS). mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2010
John Keller
Vetronics and Vehicle Power Upgrades to be Part of Major Redesign of Stryker Armored Vehicle Armored vehicle designers at General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) are designing next-generation digital vetronics and vehicle power systems for the next-generation Stryker combat vehicle. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2004
Roxana Tiron
Army Unmanned Air Vehicles Proliferate in the Battlefield The U.S. Army is committing increasing resources to developing sharply enhanced surveillance, communications and weapons for unmanned aerial vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2006
Grace Jean
Army Operators Cope With Airspace Congestion Experienced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators now have to learn how to navigate in an increasingly crowded airspace. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2005
Grace Jean
Army Transformation Modeled After Stryker Units "We have learned so much from this organization that we are able to accelerate into modularity much faster than we thought," said Lt. Gen. James Dubik, commanding general of I Corps and Fort Lewis. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Stryker Units Get Instant Feedback From Troops at War As the Army prepares to receive its 1,000th Stryker light armored vehicle this month, commanders are quickly absorbing lessons from combat operations in Iraq and are developing new tactics to help counter violent insurgencies in Iraq's major cities. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2007
Courtney E. Howard
Army Officials cut FCS Program from 18 Systems to 14 U.S. Army officials have restructured the Future Combat Systems program to modernize the current force, while also providing the future force with advanced technology. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
June 26, 2008
Joe Pappalardo
Shift on Future Combat Systems Will Rush High-Tech Gear to Iraq Pentagon officials announced big changes for its closely watched Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, aiming to bring combat sensors and robots to the battlefield more quickly. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2005
Grace Jean
Stryker Units Win Over Skeptics The success of the first two Stryker Brigades has fueled more confidence in the capabilities of the vehicle, but soldiers in those brigades continue to evaluate strategies for best utilizing the Stryker. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2007
J.R. Wilson
Army Plans Extensive Training and Simulation Infrastructure for Future Combat System The Army has created a unique special unit called the Evaluation Brigade Combat Team (EBCT) to test and evaluate every component of the new Future Combat System (FCS) before fielding. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2005
Grace Jean
Stryker Brigades Train for Upcoming Deployment The first Stryker brigade is preparing to put boots on the ground again next summer. Soldiers now have access to several training facilities and technologies that fuse intelligence from the theater directly into their training. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2006
Grace Jean
New Blue-Force Tracking System on the Horizon A combat team in California has been testing a situational awareness aid that could replace the digital battle-tracking system on its Stryker vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2009
John Keller
FCS: Too Big to Fail, or Too Juicy a Target to Succeed? The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program appears to be finished -- at least as originally conceived mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Guard Equipment Bill Surpasses $100 Billion A commitment by the Army to pour $21 billion into the National Guard's procurement accounts is reassuring, but still not enough to fill equipment shortages. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2008
FCS Vehicles Move On The new family of vehicles is introducing many new capabilities to the Army, including electrical propulsion for combat vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
Future Combat Systems Accelerated, One More Time Watchers of the Army's largest ever high-tech weapons project, the Future Combat Systems, may have experienced a classic case of deja vu last month -- when the service announced its latest plan to rush FCS technologies to the front lines. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2010
Stew Magnuson
Army to Air Force: We Won't Give Up Our Surveillance Aircraft A second turf war over control of unmanned aerial vehicles is underway after sharp criticism from a senior Air Force general who said the Army is not efficiently deploying its fleet of medium-sized remotely piloted aircraft. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2007
Courtney E. Howard
FCS is Coming to Fruition Industry players advance vehicle electronics in an effort to put Future Combat Systems in the hands of current-force soldiers sooner than expected. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2007
Breanne Wagner
Navigation System Advances Army's Pursuit of Unmanned Vehicles The Army will begin a series of tests in October that could demonstrate whether ground combat robots can find their way autonomously in the battlefield. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006
John McHale
Robots Are Fearless The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program will integrate unmanned ground vehicles into a future force. Autonomous ground vehicles promise to be a major paradigm shift in ground warfare. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2006
Courtney E. Howard
Wheeled Wonders and Road Warriors Major defense industry vendors and contractors are contributing to the advancement and success of combat vehicles designed to take advantage of the best technologies available now and in the future. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2011
Grace V. Jean
Army Deploying Robotic 'Mule' To Troops in Afghanistan The Army is deploying an unmanned ground vehicle to troops in Afghanistan for a several-month long evaluation in combat operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2005
Joe Pappalardo
Northwestern Cities Peg Prosperity to Army Programs Towns in the Pacific Northwest are hoping the expansion of the Army's Stryker brigades and the development of the Future Combat Systems will lead to continued economic benefits to the area. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Stryker Brigades `Self-Reliance' Worries Army Training Command Access to the latest information on insurgent tactics in Iraq can be a decisive weapon for Army commanders prepping their units for war. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Defense Dept. Forecasts Greater Use of Robots in Ground Combat Officials who oversee robot technology development at the Defense Department say it is just the beginning. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Army's Next Combat Vehicle: New Beginning or FCS Sequel? The Army is racing toward a September deadline to present a convincing case to the secretary of defense that it should receive funds to begin designing a new combat vehicle next year. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2009
John Keller
A Detailed Look at the Pentagon's $5.4 Billion Plan in 2010 to Develop and Deploy U.S. military forces plan to spend nearly $5.4 billion next year on unmanned vehicle (UV) technology for air, ground, and maritime applications. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Roxana Tiron
Army Revises Doctrine for Modular Brigades Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for equipment and tactics. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2010
Austin Wright
Army Weighs Future of Unmanned Helicopters The Army's recent cancellation of the Fire Scout remotely piloted helicopter has left some wondering whether there is a future for unmanned vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft in the service. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2007
Mike Cast
Army Deploys Testers to Assess Systems That Were Rushed to War The Army has fielded scores of new high-tech combat systems in Iraq and Afghanistan, but much of this technology was put into the hands of troops without undergoing the full-scale Army acquisition process. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Robots Aid Soldiers, But Can be Irritating Feedback from soldiers on the use of robots in combat is leading researchers to believe that robotic technology has the potential to become a huge assist in combat operations, but that too much automation may not be desirable. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2006
Harold Kennedy
State Units Test Portable Combat Training Program The National Guard -- under pressure to keep supplying thousands of troops for Iraq and Afghanistan -- is pioneering what it says is a more efficient, less expensive way to train those soldiers for combat. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
Remote-Control Missiles in a Box & More Could Quiet Iraq Critics Army foot soldiers in remote areas often rely on aircraft to deliver precision strikes to support their operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2004
John Keller
Vetronics of the Future Combat System The electronic and optoelectronic technologies of the future battlefield will help provide unprecedented situational awareness and maneuver capability to U.S. and allied ground troops. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2005
Robert H. Williams
Drone Developed for Small Infantry Units A vertical launch unmanned aerial vehicle that is designed to support infantry platoon and company operations recently twice negotiated a course of 10 waypoints in southern California. The ducted fan aircraft is being developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2008
Courtney E. Howard
Army Settles on Final Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon System for Future Combat Systems The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program has logged a milestone by integrating the first FCS manned ground vehicle (MGV) Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) prototype. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
No Quick Fixes on the Horizon For Army Logistics Operations The Army intends to field quick-reaction brigades that can respond to contingencies and help facilitate the deployment of a larger force. The goal is to avoid the lengthy buildups that preceded the most recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2009
Courtney E. Howard
Army's Sky Warrior Alpha UAV Takes Out Insurgent Force During Battle in Iraq Warrior Alpha has become the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to fire missiles in combat. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
Winter 2003/2004
Wilson, Gordon & Johnson
An Alternative Future Force: Building a Better Army The Army's transformation concept rests on a set of major assumptions that should be questioned. This article suggests an alternative pathway for preparing US ground forces to meet the challenges of the next several decades. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2012
Dan Parsons
Vehicles Strut Their Stuff in Desert Trials The evaluation of non-developmental vehicles is part of a larger analysis of alternatives mandated by the Defense Department to ferret out available commercial technologies that might fit the bill for variants of the Ground Combat Vehicle. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2008
Stew Magnuson
Ground Robots' Place in Military At Risk, Experts Warn With the success of explosive ordnance disposal robots in Iraq and Afghanistan, one might assume that "mechanical soldiers" are here to stay. But that might not be the case. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Army's Next Combat Vehicle: Cheaper and Simpler The Army lost a bruising battle to save its Future Combat Systems. Now the service is hoping that it can pick up the pieces and move on, although it's not yet clear how. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
November 2004
Scott Boston
Toward a Protected Future Force The US Army plans to introduce its next-generation ground force quickly, starting with an experimental battalion by the end of the decade and a full brigade--called a Unit of Action--in 2014. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Chem-Bio Sensors For Strykers Not Yet Perfected The Army may scale back plans to equip its new Stryker combat vehicles with advanced sensors that detect chemical agents while the vehicle is moving at high speeds. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2010
Sandra I. Erwin
In Damage Control Mode, Army Builds Future Network for Combat Brigades For the Army, this may be its last chance of salvaging the surviving pieces of the ill-starred "future combat systems." mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Incompatible Technologies Weaken Utility of Aerial Spies The military services operate nearly 4,000 unmanned aircraft, most of which have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. The Army alone is flying 1,200 drones in surveillance combat missions. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2013
Dan Parsons
Vendors Pour Funding Into Armored Vehicle Development Vehicle manufacturers are gearing up for several parallel armored vehicle programs and, without any guarantee of a contract, are pouring money into working prototypes so that when the time comes, they can offer an "off-the-shelf" design. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
J.R. Wilson
UAVs Poised to Take the Next Step Into Combat The future of continued U.S. air superiority will involve a large contingent of armed UAVs and a new generation of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), flying missions that manned attack aircraft previously flew, often in joint missions under the control of fighter-bomber pilots. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2004
Roxana Tiron
Joint-Service Focus Shapes UAV Roadmap The Pentagon is working on a new roadmap for unmanned aerial vehicles to accommodate the rapid growth in UAV programs seen in the past several years. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Stew Magnuson
Soldiers Test Tools for Urban Surveillance Field tests begin for the first technologies scheduled to reach soldiers' hands from the Future Combat Systems program. mark for My Articles similar articles