The Army's Future Combat Systems Program and Alternatives

by Congressional Budget Office

Roughly half of the Army's combat forces at the end of 2005 were so-called heavy units-forces that are equipped with armored vehicles and that provide significant firepower. To support those units, the Army maintains a fleet of approximately 28,000 armored vehicles. Now that the Cold War is over, some defense experts have questioned the relevance of such vehicles to the current national security strategy and their continued usefulness (notwithstanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150310138X
• ISBN13: 9781503101388
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"