Defense acquisitions : key questions confront the Army's ground force modernization initiatives : testimony before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives / statement of Michael J. Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Michael J.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

United States. Government Accountability Office

Series:

Testimony ; GAO-11-425 T.

Testimony ; GAO-11-425T

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Reorganization.

United States.

United States. Army.

Vehicles, Military--United States.

Vehicles, Military.

Military research--United States.

Military research.

Armed Forces--Reorganization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 pages) : color illustrations.

Other Title:

Key questions confront the Army's ground force modernization initiatives

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]

Summary:

From 2003 through 2009, the Future Combat Systems program was at the center of the Army's efforts to modernize. But in 2009, DOD canceled the program and instead laid out plans for development of a ground combat vehicle (GCV) program, multiple increments of brigade modernization, and a tactical network. GCV is intended to modernize the current ground combat vehicle fleet; the early infantry brigade combat team (E-IBCT) to continue previous Future Combat Systems efforts to stage and spin out emerging technologies to current forces; and the tactical information network to provide connectivity, communications, and data for the warfighter. Each of these is in various stages of implementation: GCV is to begin technology development in April 2011; E-IBCT increments have been terminated in early production based on test results; and development of the tactical network is poised to begin. This testimony focuses on the Army's recent efforts to prepare for a new GCV development program, E-IBCT program test results and decisions, and emerging plans for the tactical network, as well as questions the Army faces as it makes significant decisions in those areas.

Contents:

Background

Key GCV questions must be addressed as the Army approaches the start of the technology development phase in April and the engineering and manufacturing development phase in 2 years

Most E-IBCT increment 1 systems demonstrated little military utility in user tests and the Army does not plan to pursue E-IBCT increment 2

Army tactical information network designated as special interest portfolio

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 10, 2011).

"For release ... March 9, 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

706697163