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Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006	Barco to Provide Rugged Display Workstations for BAE Systems NLOS-cannon Early Prototypes Systems designers at BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP needed rugged displays for prototypes of the future U.S. Army Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon early prototypes. They found their solution from Barco.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 Courtney E. Howard	General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins Debut First Integrated Computer Systems for the Future Combat Systems Program The integration will deliver Future Combat System (FCS)-equipped military units with exceptional processing, networking, data-storage, and information assurance capabilities.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	FCS is Coming to Fruition Industry players advance vehicle electronics in an effort to put Future Combat Systems in the hands of current-force soldiers sooner than expected.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006	U.S. Air Force selects Rockwell Collins for B-1B Training Program The U.S. Air Force has entered into a six-year contract worth as much as $95 million with Rockwell Collins for the support of several training systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009	Army Looks to Rockwell Collins for Military Handheld GPS Receiver Deliveries Rockwell Collins is providing military handheld GPS receivers to the U.S. Air Force GPS Wing.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 Courtney E. Howard	A Voracious Need for Vectronics Military end users have an increasing demand for computing and networking performance in packages that are ever smaller, lighter, and more power efficient
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Army Settles on Final Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon System for Future Combat Systems The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program has logged a milestone by integrating the first FCS manned ground vehicle (MGV) Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) prototype.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006	Sikorsky selects Rockwell Collins' avionics management system for CH-53K The AMS is designed to reduce crew workloads in the demanding tactical environment by providing a communication, navigation, surveillance, and air-traffic-management solution.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2007	Army Incorporates Rockwell Collins Helmet-Mounted Display in AVCATT AVCATT is a transportable, virtual simulation training system designed to provide Army aviators with realistic, high-intensity training exercises and mission rehearsals.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004 John Keller	Vetronics of the Future Combat System The electronic and optoelectronic technologies of the future battlefield will help provide unprecedented situational awareness and maneuver capability to U.S. and allied ground troops.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 John McHale	AUSA showcases technology for a network-centric force Dominating the first Gulf War was the ability of the U.S. military to fight at night as most armies do in daytime. The second Gulf War drove that home even more convincingly.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2008 John McHale	Curtiss-Wright Controls announces another VPX win Officials at Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing won their second military design-in of their VPX products for a U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program application
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 Ben Ames	Vetronics for the Future Combat System The next-generation vetronics systems will be a single web that can share data among themselves, with neighboring vehicles, and even with nearby soldiers and distant commanders.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale	Boeing Future Combat System Shows Maturity in Joint Experiment The U.S. Army's Future Combat System program, managed by the Lead Systems Integrator team of Boeing and partner Science Applications International Corporation, demonstrated networking and systems capabilities in the first of two major field experiments scheduled for 2006.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005	GPS Navigation Tool for Infantry Soldiers Rockwell Collins is offering its Dead Reckoning Augmented GPS Navigation System (DRAGN) that enables soldiers on foot to navigate in cities and dense foliage when Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) signals are weak or blocked.
National Defense June 2007 Stew Magnuson	Future Combat Vehicles Will Fall Short of Preferred Weight Officials working on the Army modernization program admitted that they will not reach the preferred weight for the FCS family of combat vehicles.
Popular Mechanics June 26, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Shift on Future Combat Systems Will Rush High-Tech Gear to Iraq Pentagon officials announced big changes for its closely watched Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, aiming to bring combat sensors and robots to the battlefield more quickly.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010	Vetronics Upgrade for M109A6-PIM Self-Propelled Field Artillery Uses Rugged Displays From RGB Spectrum RGB is providing its QuadView XLRT multiviewer multi-data point integrated display to enhance the combat vehicle operator's situational awareness.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2005 Ben Ames	Army combat simulator uses RGB recorders DGx real-time digital recording system from RGB Spectrum are being used to capture real-time information from the network for a U.S. Army Future Combat Systems simulator.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Wheeled Wonders and Road Warriors Major defense industry vendors and contractors are contributing to the advancement and success of combat vehicles designed to take advantage of the best technologies available now and in the future.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009	Infrared Sensor for Armored Vehicle Night Vision is Aim of BAE Contract BAE Systems will produce a system of infrared sensors and related vetronics that provide 24-hour, all-weather visibility to operators of U.S. Army and Marine Corps armored vehicles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John Keller	FCS: Too Big to Fail, or Too Juicy a Target to Succeed? The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program appears to be finished -- at least as originally conceived
Defense Update Issue 1, 2008	FCS Vehicles Move On The new family of vehicles is introducing many new capabilities to the Army, including electrical propulsion for combat vehicles.
National Defense August 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Next Combat Vehicle: New Beginning or FCS Sequel? The Army is racing toward a September deadline to present a convincing case to the secretary of defense that it should receive funds to begin designing a new combat vehicle next year.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2009 Rich Smith	Boeing Says A-B-C-U-Later to $160 Billion Program The Pentagon confirmed that it is officially putting an end to its "$160 billion" Future Combat Systems program in its current form, heading off taxpayer fears that runaway costs could morph FCS into a $300 billion boondoggle.
BusinessWeek June 25, 2007 Stanley Holmes	High-Tech Weapons: A Loss Of Control? The Pentagon may be ceding too much power to Boeing and other contractors.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004	Display technology leaps to the next generation Liquid-crystal displays still dominate military and aerospace applications, but new technologies are set to introduce flexible, conformal displays that could be part of clothing or rolled up like a scroll.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John McHale	Rockwell Collins MicroDAGR GPS Receiver Uses Commercial Applications in a Wrist-Worn Device The MicroDAGR is the latest generation of Rockwell Collins' Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) device, used by the military for position and navigation.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006	Boeing and SAIC Award Honeywell Contract to Develop FCS Class I UAVs Boeing and partner Science Applications International Corp., functioning as the Lead Systems Integrator for the U.S. Army's Future Combat System program, awarded a contract to Honeywell Defense & Space Electronic Systems to develop the Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System (UAVS).
National Defense October 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Robots Aid Soldiers, But Can be Irritating Feedback from soldiers on the use of robots in combat is leading researchers to believe that robotic technology has the potential to become a huge assist in combat operations, but that too much automation may not be desirable.
National Defense June 2009	Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Working with allies... Robots in the military... Lessons from future combat systems...
National Defense May 2008 Stew Magnuson	Fire Away: Army in a Rush to Produce New Cannon The Future Combat Systems program plans to unveil the first functioning non-line-of-sight cannon.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006	Boeing standardizes FCS device development on Wind River Workbench Wind River's Workbench will be applied across the FCS program to develop the system-of-systems common operating environment (SoSCOE).
National Defense July 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Next Combat Vehicle: Cheaper and Simpler The Army lost a bruising battle to save its Future Combat Systems. Now the service is hoping that it can pick up the pieces and move on, although it's not yet clear how.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Rockwell Collins Pumps Payout The Boeing and U.S. military supplier generates -- and pays out -- plenty of cash.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 J.R. Wilson	Army Plans Extensive Training and Simulation Infrastructure for Future Combat System The Army has created a unique special unit called the Evaluation Brigade Combat Team (EBCT) to test and evaluate every component of the new Future Combat System (FCS) before fielding.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	DRS Technologies to provide lightweight electro-optical/infrared sensors for Army FCS UAVs The sensors will provide imagery during reconnaissance, surveillance, and target-acquisition (RSTA) missions and enhanced reconnaissance and security/early-warning capabilities, which will increase situational awareness.
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Struggles With Weight Of Future Combat Systems Only weeks before a crucial Pentagon review, officials overseeing the Army's Future Combat Systems continue to search for ways to lower the weight of new vehicle designs. A key requirement in FCS is that all vehicles be transportable by C-130 cargo aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009	U.S. Army Orders Mobilink Communications on-the-Move Systems From DataPath DataPath will provide its MobiLink Technologies communications on-the-move (COTM) systems to a deployed U.S. Army unit in support of battlefield operations.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009 Courtney E. Howard	Advanced Vetronics: Hit the Ground Running Industry heeds the warfighter's call for innovative, responsive, and reliable electronics in combat vehicles on the ground.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale	Robots Are Fearless The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program will integrate unmanned ground vehicles into a future force. Autonomous ground vehicles promise to be a major paradigm shift in ground warfare.
National Defense February 2009 Matthew Rusling	High-Tech Vehicles Promise Fuel Savings -- Years From Now For the Army, trying to cut its fuel use to significantly lower levels is simply not possible with its current fleet. Its old, gas-guzzling engines can be tweaked, but real fuel economy requires a shift to hybrid-electric technology
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Rockwell Collins Completes Acquisition of Evans & Sutherland Simulation Business In the transaction, Rockwell Collins gained Evans & Sutherland's simulation facilities in Salt Lake City, Orlando, and the United Kingdom in exchange for $71.5 million in cash.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008	Northrop Grumman Completes Integration of Third Payload Module for Advanced EHF Satellites Boeing completes mission system flight testing for U.S. AWACS Block 40/45 upgrade... LynxOS-178 powers Rockwell Collins next-generation avionics... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005	BAE Systems Uses MathWorks Tool to Design Antenna Stabilizer Soldiers in the U.S. Army's Future Combat System vehicles will use these antennas to get mobile and dependable communications from their Joint Tactical Radio System radios and Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), even as their Humvees travel over rough ground.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008	BAE Systems Delivers Energy Analysis, Diagnostic Systems to U.S. Army BAE Systems engineers developed the Headborne Energy Analysis and Diagnostic System (HEADS) to analyze explosive blasts that cause brain injuries.
National Defense July 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Wrangling Over Future Combat Systems Raises Larger Questions A contentious bout of budget drills on Capitol Hill this year featured the Army's top brass mounting a passionate defense of its prized Future Combat Systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2009	In Brief Rockwell Collins and L-3 deliver Block I modernization for Navy E-6B... QinetiQ North America to support Air Force space operations... Barco extends avionics offering with generation head-up display from Saab... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	In Brief Rockwell Collins virtual avionics procedure trainer selected for Iraqi coalition force... (K)DC-10 with Boeing-modified cockpit completes certification flight tests... Northrop Grumman supplies U.S. Army with laser rangefinders... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	BAE Systems to Provide Transparent Armored Gun Shield for the U.S. Marine Corps BAE Systems to deliver 360 Marine Corps Transparent Armored Gun Shield (MCTAGS) turret kits for use on HMMWV vehicles and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, better-known as MRAPs.