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New Army Brigade Capabilities Move To Production

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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

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A December decision by the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) approved production of new capabilities for one Brigade Combat Team, the Army said. The Increment 1 Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (BCT) acquisition program capabilities are to give infantry soldiers an increased ability to understand their environment, improve their effectiveness and keep them safer. The new capabilities, which evolved from the Future Combat System (FCS), include: iRobot's [IRBT] Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle, the Class 1 Block 0 Unmanned Air System, developed…

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