The fundamentals of Army combat team modernization -- Defense Systems: "The task of modernizing the Army -– no small feat, to be sure –- has been in the works for close to a decade, beginning at least with the $160 billion Future Combat Systems program that was ordered shut down by Defense Secretary Robert Gates in April 2009.
Now, the Army is updating its troops and plans with the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Modernization plan built on network-centric operations that employ mobility and information-sharing in a new era of warfare.
“BCT Modernization is forcing the Army to take a hard look at how we’re structured,” said Maj. Gen. Mark Bowman, director of architecture, operations, networks and space in the Army’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. “We’re working off requirements that are eight years old. Who would have dreamed eight years ago that there would be an iPhone?”"
