A GAO official told a Senate subcommittee that FCS' successes and failures should inform the design of future modernization efforts. The Army’s Future Combat Systems failed to live up to expectations, ...

Key Points and Summary - An analysis of the five worst weapon systems in U.S. Army history reveals a pattern of massive cost overruns, technological overreach, and comical failures. -The list includes ...

Key Points and Summary - The XM1202 Mounted Combat system was the U.S. Army’s ambitious project to replace the M1 Abrams. -The platform was part of a larger project, the Future Combat Systems (FCS) ...

The U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) has officially been canceled, according to an acquisition decision memorandum (ADM) released June 23 by the Defense Department’s Undersecretary of Defense ...

The F-35 program cost $1.7T but early deployments exposed low readiness rates and immature software. The Zumwalt destroyer cost over $4B per ship but its main gun became unusable due to $1M per round ...

This chapter describes the Army’s Future Force, including the Future Combat Systems Program and the Future Force Warrior Program. These two programs are the current focus of the Army’s science and ...

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In response, IAI’s innovative sensors and systems subsidiary, IAI ELTA, offers the combat proven MF-STAR and ALPHA shipborne multi-function radars, which provide naval forces with the ability to ...