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operations, dismounted combat operations, medical treatment and evacuation, and maintenance and recovery. To provide decisive lethality, FCS will employ networked, precision and loitering attack munitions fired from modular, easily transportable containers. Finally, FCS will leverage embedded, real-time interactive, virtual, distributed, collaborative, joint simulations for training and mission rehearsal.

Enabling the Objective Force Soldier

Eighteen systems, both manned and unmanned; the Objective Force Soldier; and C4ISR,
together, comprise the Future Combat System. Manned and unmanned reconnaissance
capabilities are part of the FCS Family of Systems' interdependent networked air- and
ground-based maneuver, maneuver support, and sustainment systems.

There are 10 Unmanned Systems: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Classes 1, 2, 3,and
4; Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) the Multifunction Utility / Logistics and
Equipment (MULE), the Armed Robotic Vehicle (ARV), and the Small (manpackable)
Unmanned Ground Vehicle (MUGV); Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS); and
Unattended Munitions the Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Launch System (LS) and
Intelligent Munitions Systems (IMS).

There are 8 manned systems: the Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV); Command and Control
Vehicle (C2V); Reconnaissance and Surveillance Vehicle (RSV); Line-of-Sight, Beyond-
Line-of-Sight Mounted Combat System (LOS/BLOS MCS); NLOS- Mortar, Medical
Vehicle (MV); the FCS Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle (FRMV); and the Non-Line-
of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon.

Decisive warfighting is about fires and maneuver: fires enable maneuver, and maneuver
enables fires. Joint and organic close, supporting, indirect fires destroy the enemy, suppress
the enemy's capabilities, protect our forces and enable ground units to maneuver. The
ICV, the Unattended Munitions NLOS-LS, IMS, C2V, MCS, NLOS-Mortar, and NLOS
Cannon are important elements of the FCS that will enable the Objective Force to conduct
distributed and simultaneous joint combat operations. With joint fires, the NLOS cannon
is critical to support and protect our land forces in hostile environments. NLOS-LS
NetFires is a platform-independent family of missiles with precision attack and loitering
capability. Both Precision Guided Mortar Munitions and Excalibur precision cannon
munitions will enhance organic maneuver fires. A new, joint fire support, battle command
and fire support architecture will allow rapid engagement of targets by any Army or joint

asset.

For over 227 years, Soldiers have remained the centerpiece of our formations. The Land Warrior program another key S&T initiative - responds to this legacy and enhances our Soldiers combat power generation capability. The Land Warrior program will develop a lightweight, low observable, enhanced-armor protection, fighting ensemble for the individual Objective Force Soldier. Through networked connectivity to the FCS-equipped, maneuver Unit of Action, Land Warrior Soldiers will enable revolutionary lethality,

mobility, survivability, and sustainability for the individual warfighter while reducing logistics demands.

Future Combat Systems are networked in the joint C4ISR architecture - including networked communications, networked options, sensors, battle command systems, training, and both manned and unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities. These networked systems will dramatically enhance situational awareness and understanding and operational level synchronization well beyond today's standards. Improved C4ISR capabilities will enable network-centric Objective Force operations. The results of the investments will allow leaders to capitalize on sensor and processing technology to see, understand, and shape the battlespace before the enemy can react increasing combat force effectiveness and survivability. The S&T program will develop and demonstrate real-time, continuous situational understanding by integrating data from manned and unmanned air- and ground-based sensors.

S&T investments in military logistics are an important enabler for the Objective Force. We are placing our emphasis on sustainment's big drivers - fuel, ammunition, maintenance, and water to dramatically reduce our logistics footprint and lift requirements in these areas. Key technologies include on-board water generation, real-time logistics command and control processes and distribution management, enhanced multi-purpose munitions and packaging, efficient propulsion and power technologies, real-time diagnostics and prognostics, and Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS).

Transformational Systems

Several transformational systems were under development prior to announcement of The Army Vision in October 1999. The Army has completed an extensive analysis to identify those systems that complement FCS and the Objective Force system of systems. The Comanche Helicopter is the centerpiece of the Aviation Modernization Plan (AMP) and represents the first new system to reach Initial Operational Capability (IOC) within

The Army's Objective Force. Comanche is our armed reconnaissance platform with attack capabilities. It will leverage the situational awareness and situational curiosity of a scout augmented with revolutionary, state-of-the-art Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) technologies. Comanche supports vertical and horizontal maneuver as an integral part t of network centric operations and extends human eyes and decision-making beyond the ground maneuver force. Utilizing stealth technologies, it will network with all joint C4ISR and joint weapons systems. Comanche will leverage maximum effect of future standoff precision weapon systems such as the Common Missile and allow us to maneuver

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ground formations based upon full knowledge of the situation. Augmented with armed
or unarmed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Comanche will fill ground maneuver's
most critical battlefield deficiency armed aerial reconnaissance with a capable,
survivable, and sustainable aircraft. The Comanche program is already well on its way
to giving The Army a capability pivotal to transforming the way we will fight.
Several other transformational systems will empower the Objective Force with the
knowledge dominance and battle command to provide decision superiority across the
spectrum of operations. The Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) System,
Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), the Joint Tactical Radio System (TRS),
and The Army Airborne Command and Control System (A2C2S) will enable Objective
Force joint C4ISR capabilities. These programs will provide the tactical enterprise level
networks that will ensure seamless, secure, digital connectivity between the Objective,
Interim, and today's forces. The Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A)
architecture provides Army network-centric ISR connectivity from national agencies to
joint systems to Objective Force Units of Action as part of the integrated Department
of Defense DCGS architecture. DCGS-A will enable interoperable tasking, processing,
and exploitation capabilities. The Aerial Common Sensor brings improved signal
intelligence collection and precision geolocation capabilities, as well as imagery
intelligence (IMINT) and measurement and signals (MASINT) sensor packages. Another
system, Prophet, uses communications intelligence to depict the battlespace and further
enhance situational awareness. These C4ISR systems greatly enhance the Objective
Force's ability to gain actionable information superiority and decision dominance over
all adversaries and expand the range of options for the joint force Combatant Commanders.
Transformational systems will provide the Objective Force with strategic and tactical
maneuver capabilities. The Theater Support Vessel will support rapid intra-theater lift
requirements, provide the capability to conduct operational maneuver and repositioning,
and enable units to conduct enroute mission planning and rehearsal. The Future Tactical
Truck System will have commonality with FCS and will support the Objective Force by
enabling command, control, and transportation of cargo, equipment, and personnel. And
the Tactical Electric Power (TEP) generators will provide power to Objective Force
units where fixed power grids are not available.

Transformational systems provide the Objective Force with other important capabilities,
as well. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) effects
systems support the Objective Force across the spectrum of military operations and
improve capabilities to conduct Homeland Security activities. Engineer, civil affairs,
and psychological operations vehicles will enable mobility and enhance civil affairs and
PSYOPs capabilities. The Up-Armored High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle
(HMMWV) will improve Objective Force Soldier survivability and lethality. The Multi-
Mission Radar will provide the capability to detect and track aircraft, artillery, and other
projectiles, then queue appropriate weapons systems and airspace synchronization systems.

The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a lighter weight, more deployable
multiple rocket launcher capability that will integrate into the joint fires network.
BRIDGING THE CAPABILITIES GAP-STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT
TEAMS

Announcing our intent to field an Interim Force in October 1999, The Army responded
to a capabilities gap between its lethal, survivable, but slow-to-deploy heavy forces and
its rapidly deployable light forces that lack the protection, lethality, and tactical mobility
that we seek. Just two-and-a-half years later in 2002, The Army began fielding the first
Stryker Brigade Combat Team to bridge that
gap. In
2003 - less than four years after the announcement -
we are on track to achieve IOC with the first SBCT
at Fort Lewis, Washington. Stryker Brigades will
provide the Combatant Commander vastly increased
operational and tactical flexibility to execute fast-
paced, distributed, non-contiguous operations.
Stryker Brigade Combat Teams respond to
Combatant Commander requirements across the
spectrum of military operations. Optimized for
combat in complex and urban terrain, the Stryker
Brigades will be decisive in other major combat operations, as well. The SBCT
Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Squadron provides both
organic human intelligence capabilities and UAVS embedded at the brigade level. Its
military intelligence and signal companies working through a digitally enabled battle
command bridge - leverage theater and national assets to create an information-enabled
force. SBCTS will use this enhanced joint C4ISR capability to revolutionize combat
paradigms from "make contact, develop the situation, maneuver the forces" to "understand the
situation, maneuver the forces, make contact at the time and place of your own choosing, and finish
decisively."

Moreover, leveraging platform commonality, enhancing logistics practices and enablers, and reorganizing logistics formations, the SBCT is vastly more deployable and sustainable than our heavy forces, while significantly increasing combat power generating capabilities. Augmented for sustained operations, the SBCT requires 37% fewer CSS personnel than a digitized heavy brigade. While capitalizing on these advantages, developing and available technologies allow us to mass effects rather than massing formations - and create a robust, reliable capability to conduct operational maneuver over strategic distances. Finally, SBCTs provide an invaluable means of spearheading Transformation. The SBCT trains junior officers and noncommissioned officers tomorrow's commanders and command sergeants major in the tactics, techniques, and procedures that will inform employment of the Objective Force.

The Army has resourced six Stryker Brigade Combat Teams to contribute to fulfilling the 1-4-2-1 defense construct and national security requirements; however, at this time, the Secretary of Defense has only authorized the procurement of the first four brigades. The Army will provide the Secretary of Defense with a plan for Stryker Brigades 5 and 6. Fielding of the SBCTs affects the entire Army: Active and Reserve Components; heavy and light forces; CONUS and OCONUS. And current fielding timelines will enhance the Nation's ability to fight and win the GWOT and conduct major combat operations. The transformation of four Active Component brigades to SBCTs provides a rotational base with three of the SBCTs focused on the Pacific theater. One of the two SBCTS fielded at Fort Lewis will be forward-based in Europe not later than 2007. The Stryker Cavalry Regiment will support the XVIII Airborne Corps' critical need for robust, armed reconnaissance. The conversion of a Reserve Component brigade to an SBCT will enhance our strategic reserve and support the GWOT, Smaller Scale Contingencies, and Homeland Defense missions. Additionally, SBCT stationing provides rapid, strategic responsiveness through power projection platforms capable of supporting four critical regions described in the 1-4-2-1 defense construct. The first SBCT will attain Initial Operational Capability in the summer of 2003.

Preserving the Army's Legacy

Today's force guarantees The Army's near-term warfighting readiness to fight and win
our Nation's wars, decisively. Because The Army bypassed a procurement generation,
The Army's Combat Support and Combat Service Support
systems now exceed their 20-year expected life cycle, and
75% of our critical combat systems exceed their expected
half-life cycle. To maintain operational readiness while
preserving resources for Transformation, The Army is
recapitalizing and selectively modernizing a portion of the
current force. The modernization program addresses the
critical issue of AC and RC interoperability and serves as a
bridge to mesh these two components seamlessly. In general,
The Army increased funding for programs that are clearly
transformational and support the Defense transformation
goals, sustained funding for high priority systems that will
transition to the Objective Force, and reduced funding for systems not essential to Army
Transformation. The Army remains committed to its 17-system recapitalization program,
but we have reduced the prioritized recapitalization program from three-and-one-third
divisions to two divisions.

M270 MLRS

Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) are an indispensable part of The Army and will continue to provide unique capabilities to the Joint Force and Land Component Commanders. In response to the increasing requirement for Special Operations Forces in support of joint campaign plans, The Army has validated and resourced growth in its