Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Modernization Increment 1, also known as the Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (E-IBCT), is the initial roll out of BCT modernization capabilities to seven brigades starting in 2011. Increment 1 capabilities will empower Soldiers with increased Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Lethality capabilities. The Army has developed a modernization strategy that will start with seven IBCTs and incrementally field upgraded capabilities to the remaining BCTs. Increment 1 is composed of the small unmanned ground vehicle (SUGV), class I unmanned air system (UAS), unattended ground sensors (UGS), non-line-of-sight launch system (NLOS-LS), and network integration kit (NIK).
Rather than giving priority to mechanized forces, the infantry that are bearing the brunt of our current fights will get the best first.
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