Army Future Combat System (FCS) "Spin-Outs" and Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) : Background and Issues for Congress.

Provides overview of the Army future combat system (FCS) program, a critical component of Army transformation efforts that was to consist of 14 manned and unmanned systems tied together by an extensive communications network; in light of Apr. 2009 DOD FCS restructuring decision. Addresses current pr...

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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], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Defense spending. Planning. Science. 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 that was to consist of 14 manned and unmanned systems tied together by an extensive communications network; in light of Apr. 2009 DOD FCS restructuring decision. Addresses current program status, Army BCT modernization strategy, program budget issues, and related FY2010 legislative activity. 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.