DOD IG: Army Should Halt Production of Battlefield Combat ID System

By John Liang / April 2, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The Army should halt production of its high-tech combat identification system until it can prove the program is affordable, the Defense Department inspector general recommends in a new report. The Brigade Combat Identification system would be mounted on ground vehicles to help units better distinguish between friend and foe. "We recommend that the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) not allow the BCIS to continue with the third phase of low-rate initial production until the Army provides...

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