Army's Future Combat System (FCS) : Background and Issues for Congress.

Provides overview of the Army future combat system (FCS) program, a critical component of Army transformation efforts consisting of 18 manned and unmanned systems tied together by an extensive communications network. Addresses issues regarding the changing demands of the national security environmen...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Government productivity. Military supplies. Planning. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of the Army future combat system (FCS) program, a critical component of Army transformation efforts consisting of 18 manned and unmanned systems tied together by an extensive communications network. Addresses issues regarding the changing demands of the national security environment; the program's timeline, budget, management, program systems and subsystems; and program developmental issues and challenges. Discusses issues for Congress and includes detailed descriptions of FCS subsystems.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.