BCTM/E-IBCT: FCS Spinout Ramps up, Then Breaks Up

Latest updates: With SUGV pending wind-down, early materials order for SUGV sets 2-3. BCTM B-Kit in Hummer(click to view full) Concerns about cost overruns, vehicle design, and contract structure prompted the Pentagon to cancel the US Army’s Future Combat System (FCS) program in June 2009. Instead of a single FCS contract, the Pentagon directed the Army to set up a number of separate programs to undertake parts of the FCS program. One of those programs is the Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Increment 1. The BCTM Increment 1 capabilities – which include ground robots, UAVs, ground sensors, and vehicle (B-Kit) network integration kits – were planned to be fielded to up to 9 Infantry Brigade Combat Teams beginning in 2011. Now it’s more like 2015 for the 1st brigade, and it will happen without most of the original components. * BCTM/ E-IBCT Increment 1 * Contracts and Key Events, FY 2007-2011 [updated] * Additional Readings BCTM/ E-IBCT Increment 1 FCS Constellation, 2006(click to view full) Under the contract, the Boeing/SAIC team would equip an Infantry Brigade Combat Team with networked capabilities, along with associated system engineering and program management support. As the prime contractor, the Boeing/SAIC team was responsible for […]