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US Army Ground Force Modernization Plans Face Key Questions
From 2003 through 2009, the Future Combat Systems program was at the center of the Army’s efforts to modernize. But in June 2009, after 6 years and an estimated $18 billion invested, DoD canceled the program and instead laid out plans for development of a ground combat vehicle (GCV) program, multiple increments of brigade modernization, [...]
FELIN Soldier Modernization System Enters Service with French Army
France: First public demonstration of the FELIN system produced by Sagem (Safran group) for the French army. The 1st French Infantry Regiment, the oldest in Europe, shares its initial impressions of this high-tech integrated equipment suite for today’s solders. Direct assault, urban combat, stealthy advance in a dark building, offensive reconnaissance, neutralization of hidden enemies, [...]
IAF Inducts India’s First Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’
Inching closer to modernization with self sufficiency, India’s first homegrown supersonic fighter jet, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’, was handed over to the IAF by Defence minister, A K Antony after the Initial Operational Clearance. The LCA, which has remained under development for nearly three decades and braved technology denial regimes, has achieved the [...]
China Naval Modernization: Implications for US Navy Capabilities
The question of how the United States should respond to China’s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has emerged as a key issue in U.S. defense planning. Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, stated in June 2010 that “I have moved from being curious to being genuinely concerned” [...]
PEO Ground Combat Systems talks weapon systems modernization
WARREN, Mich.: Scott Davis, Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat Systems, and his management team led the PEO GCS panel discussion for industry leaders Tuesday at the 2010 NDIA Combat Vehicle Conference. Davis recognized the valuable contributions of the industrial base and invited leaders to accept the challenge of developing effective, efficient, and affordable systems [...]
GAO Faults US Army Logistics Modernization Program
The Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) is an Army business system that is intended to replace the aging Army systems that manage inventory and depot repair operations. Through 2009, the Army obligated more than $1 billion for LMP. LMP was originally scheduled to be completed by 2005, but after the first deployment in July 2003, the [...]
Army Releases 2010 Modernization Strategy
The Department of the Army released today the 2010 Army Modernization Strategy (AMS). “The goal of Army modernization is to develop and field the best equipment available to allow our soldiers to be successful against our enemies,” said Gen. George W. Casey, chief of staff of the Army. “We must continue to transform into a [...]
USS Mobile Bay Completes Extensive Modernization Upgrades
SAN DIEGO: USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), the second cruiser to undergo the most comprehensive upgrade and modernization program in the history of the U.S. Navy, completed its 10-month shipyard availability April 19 and will soon be reintegrated back into the fleet. All Ticonderoga-class cruisers are undergoing extensive structured modernization efforts in order to improve [...]
Soldiers look for better reaction time, increased lethality with modernization
DONA ANA RANGE, N.M.: Soldiers from 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, used the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle and unmanned aerial systems in defensive and offensive training scenarios to improve awareness of hostile targets and increase reaction time and lethality of their fighting vehicles. “If you know it’s coming from this direction [...]
