Top US Army officials on Monday said a $160 billion Future Combat Systems modernisation program managed by Boeing Co and SAIC Inc was "on budget, on track," but could see changes over time. Army Chief of Staff General George Casey said the Army was going through a detailed review of 14 separate weapon systems included in the program to ensure that the technologies involved were on schedule.
"We're committed to Future Combat Systems. It's just a question of adjusting as the world changes, and as the need changes," Army Secretary Pete Geren told reporters at the annual Association of the US Army meeting.
"We're 100 percent behind it, and we'll make it a priority in all of our budgeting going forward," he said, adding there were no major changes to the FCS program planned right now. "There's no talk about backing off from the commitment, but ... anything is going to evolve as the threat evolves," he said, adding this was true for most weapons systems.
Comments
Comments are closed.