The Army is going to reexamine the Future Combat Systems' manned ground vehicles (including the Paladin M-109 replacement) after their proposed cancellation by Secretary Gates.
We need replacements for our aging armor at some point. Abrams, Bradley, and Paladin are old. I'm skeptical that the Army can revamp the FCS program in 1 to 4 weeks.
But as I've droned on for years about, even when many others saw gee whiz gadgets turning featherweight armored cars into Abrams equivalents, I don't believe passive armor is obsolete. And Gates won't let the Army operate on that assumption any more.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
