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  • Modified Stryker Could Serve as Main Platform for FCS Vehicles

    08/27/2004 9:51:45 AM PDT · by SLB · 50 replies · 4,557+ views
    NetDefense | 26 August 2004
    Dean Lockwood, a weapons systems analyst for Forecast International, says that a modified version of the U.S. Army's Stryker vehicle could end up serving as the primary platform for the service's manned ground vehicle portion of FCS. He says that Stryker's proven effectiveness in battle, combined with the Army's recent decision to push back portions of the FCS manned ground vehicle development, could cause Congress to divert money from FCS to Stryker. "The main point I have about it is that while the ground FCS vehicle is being pushed back, [the Army] has yet to be set on any concrete...