Arlington, VA - June 27 --The Army’s announcement that is speeding up delivery of valuable technologies to soldiers from the Future Combat Systems is welcome news, the president of the Association of the United States Army said.
Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA, Ret., said, “Fielding the unmanned sensors and robotics to brigades fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq by 2011 instead of 2014 demonstrates how important FCS is to today’s Army and tomorrow’s Army.”
Citing the Army’s recent demonstration and exhibition of systems on the National Mall and at the Pentagon in celebration of the Army’s birthday, Sullivan said, “FCS has moved far beyond the concept stage, and the first spin outs from the 14 systems and network will give our soldiers the edge they need in facing the ever-changing threats they face in the continuing war on terrorism.”
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John Grady
Director of Communications
Association of the United States Army
(703)-907-2613
jgrady@ausa.org