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, ...

WT 360: Known risks and potential rewards in the post-shutdown catchup ...

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 ...

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 U.S. Army wants future armored vehicles to instantly make decisions about terrain navigation, target identification, incoming enemy fire, force positions and warfare strategy. In fact, the ...

Stonington — Local technology firm Rite-Solutions Inc. announced Wednesday that it had secured a $243 million U.S. Navy contract for “Combat Systems of the Future,” the biggest contract award in the ...

Boeing Co. and Science Applications International Corp. have picked a core team of subcontractors for the $14.9 billion Future Combat Systems contract, Boeing announced today. Boeing Co., Chicago, and ...

Soldiers should get Future Combat Systems capabilities as soon as possible instead of waiting for the formal FCS deadline of 2010, a general said. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Army and industry must ...

The UK continues to assess its requirement to field autonomous collaborative platforms (ACPs) as part of a broader Future Combat Air System (FCAS), despite having shelved an earlier technology ...

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 ...

LE BOURGET—The Eurofighter consortium is looking to reset its long-term Typhoon upgrade plans with an eye to better integrate it in future combat aircraft programs in Europe, while also ramping up ...