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FCS – Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS)

The FCS Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS) program is divided into two major subgroups of sensing systems: Tactical-UGS (T-UGS), which includes Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)-UGS and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)-UGS; and Urban-UGS (U-UGS), also known as Urban Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Advanced Sensor System

Army Special Weapons October 31, 2006 4:39 pm

FCS – The Soldier

All Soldiers in the Modular Force are part of the Soldier as a System (SaaS) overarching requirement encompassing everything the Soldier wears, carries, and consumes to include unit radios, crew served weapons, and unit specific equipment in the execution of tasks and duties

Army Special Weapons October 31, 2006 4:35 pm

Future Combat Systems (FCS) Overview

The Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) network allows the FCS Family-of-Systems (FoS) to operate as a cohesive system-of-systems where the whole of its capabilities is greater than the sum of its parts

Army Special Weapons October 31, 2006 2:40 pm

Javelin Anti-tank Guided Missile

Javelin is an American man-portable anti-tank guided missile. It is a “fire and forget” system which utilises a top-attack flight profile against armoured vehicles and also has a direct-attack mode for use against buildings or fortifications. The system has a soft launch arrangement which ejects the missile from the tube to a safe distance before

Anti-Tank Weapons July 30, 2005 10:27 pm

M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

purpose Provide heavy armor superiority on the battlefield

Tanks June 23, 2005 4:05 pm