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The Army's Future Force Warrior system is one step closer to being fielded as the Ground Soldier System following a successful demonstration in August of its electronic networking capability.
Developed and managed by the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center with General Dynamics C4 Systems as the lead integrator, FFW is the Army's flagship science and technology program, aimed at integrating “best in class” technologies from the Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) enterprise, other government agencies and industry to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Soldier and small combat unit.
This marks a major milestone for the program, said Carol Fitzgerald, program manager for the FFW Advanced Technology Demonstration.
“This was the first of two incremental design phases. We have successfully demonstrated network interoperability of the Soldier/small combat unit with the future force network,” she said.
