Lessons from the Army’s Future Combat Systems Program

Lessons from the Army’s Future Combat Systems Program

The U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems program aimed to field an ambitious system of systems, with novel technologies integrated via an advanced wireless network. The largest and most ambitious planned acquisition program in the Army’s history, it was cancelled in 2009, and some of its efforts transi...

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Hauptverfasser: Pernin, Christopher G, Axelband, Elliot, Drezner, Jeffrey A, Dille, Brian B, Gordon, John IV
Format: Buch
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Armored vehicles, Military
Evaluation
History
Management
Military engineering
Other technologies and applied sciences
Procurement
Systems engineering
Technological innovations
Technology
Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes
United States
United States. Army
Weapons systems
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Zusammenfassung:The U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems program aimed to field an ambitious system of systems, with novel technologies integrated via an advanced wireless network. The largest and most ambitious planned acquisition program in the Army’s history, it was cancelled in 2009, and some of its efforts transitioned to follow-on programs. This report documents the program’s complex history and draws lessons from its experiences.
DOI:10.7249/j.ctt3fgzv9