FCS Vehicles to Transform Warfighting

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FCS Vehicles to Transform Warfighting
October 13, 2008
Army News Service|by John R. Guardiano

WASHINGTON - New Army fighting vehicles promise to transform the nature of war as dramatically as the tank did in the 20th Century, said Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli in remarks delivered at an annual breakfast meeting of the Association of the United States Army.

The Army, however, needs to better explain the revolutionary potential of these vehicles, Chiarelli said, while acting to hasten their delivery and fielding.

The FCS Manned Ground Vehicle "is a platform designed for the full-spectrum fight," Chiarelli said. "The self-sufficient nature of the system has a vast array of networked capabilities that will literally change the game in favor of the Soldier."

The Army, though, has had great difficulty explaining this revolutionary potential to policymakers and the public. "We can all intuitively see the benefits of rolling this technology into the force," Chiarelli said. Yet there are phenomenal misperceptions about the program."

One misperception, according to the general, is that the FCS vehicles are simply new tanks. But since the Army already has the most powerful and effective tanks in the world, people are skeptical that the Army requires new FCS vehicles.


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