1998
In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1998: Land Combat Systems
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
Our legacy (cold war) ground combat platforms represent the most
technically sophisticated, lethal, and survivable fleet of weapons systems
in any military force, past or present. Altogether, they underpin the
viability of land warfare as a strategic tool. The current budget cycle
represents a pivotal decision point in maintaining the wheeled and
tracked land combat vehicle (LCV) industrial base. Low rates of
production, myopic efficiency-based acquisition reforms, and a
dwindling procurement budget have combined to drain much of the
flexibility from the LCV industry. Tomorrow's "come as you are war"
will not abide the long lead times necessary to "cold start" a suspended
industry. The LCV industry must retain warm production lines to meet
the uncertain requirements of future conflicts. Current low production
rates and armored vehicle modernization programs must continue to
preclude the disappearance of a crucial national asset--the LCV
industrial base.
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