Army FCS Restructure Plans Tailor First Technology 'Spin-out' to Lighter Units

By Daniel Wasserbly / June 25, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Army leaders want to restructure the Future Combat Systems program to better tailor its first technology "spin-out" for fielding to infantry brigade combat teams, which would shift the program's focus away from heavier brigades and toward the type of forces most often used in operations today, according to sources familiar with the new plans. The change -- seen as the first step in what could be a broader restructuring -- would add unmanned aerial and ground systems while removing some...

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