Papa6 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 (edited) the article is found Here and Here From Army Times. there Goes the GRAW2 theme Edited May 2, 2007 by Papa6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 the article is found Here and Here From Army Times. there Goes the GRAW2 theme Seen as GRAW2 is non-fictional...real world news is probably not relevant. Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unwritt3n Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 That's a little disappointing... The last 2-3 years, there as been so much on this stuff on TV/articles. Hyping it up like some kind of movie... Now it's cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa6 Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 So...where does this leave Ghost Recon? I have an idea?, Ghost Recon: streets of LA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot360 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 (edited) Is it just me or do they cancel half the stuff they start anyway? Edited May 4, 2007 by Foxtrot360 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serellan Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 No commentary on the opinions expressed here, but... ...the Army is pulling the plug on Land Warrior... The Army has also cut more than $3 billion from Future Combat Systems as part of the $130 billion fiscal 2008 budget request. The cut leaves about $3 billion for FCS development next year. Land Warrior, featured in GR1, is the subject of this article, not FFW. FFW is part of FCS, which has had the budget reduced, not the "plug pulled." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa6 Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 well the article to specify in the title that the plug has been pulled. look at the XM8, it got scrapped when the foregrips softened because of the barrel heat. OICW- scrapped bcz they couldn't get the size and weight down enough. the only weapon system to survive is the SCAR-L/SCAR-H. one out of 3 isn't too bad except the lost money from our taxes wasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serellan Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 well the article to specify in the title that the plug has been pulled. look at the XM8, it got scrapped when the foregrips softened because of the barrel heat. OICW- scrapped bcz they couldn't get the size and weight down enough. the only weapon system to survive is the SCAR-L/SCAR-H. one out of 3 isn't too bad except the lost money from our taxes wasted. I am not arguing any extrapolation of the future or judging the past. However, the article is specifically referencing the Land Warrior program, which is different from the Future Warrior and FCS programs (mentioned later in the article). I am just clarifying facts and what the article actually says, since the title of the thread is different than the content of the article. Land Warrior, Future Warrior, Air Warrior are seperate programs. Army drops Land Warrior program After more than 10 years of testing, the Army is pulling the plug on Land Warrior, a high-tech, digital ensemble designed to be worn by soldiers to help them see through the fog of war. The Army has also cut more than $3 billion from Future Combat Systems as part of the $130 billion fiscal 2008 budget request. The cut leaves about $3 billion for FCS development next year. Again, not my opinion on anything, just clarifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRIN_Wolfsong Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 the only weapon system to survive is the SCAR-L/SCAR-H. one out of 3 isn't too bad except the lost money from our taxes wasted. And the SCAR series probably was cheapest as it uses much of the technology and housing from the FNC series already used for 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa6 Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 wasn't the land warrior part of the future warrior program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwgfghost Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Yeah one of my squad mates was in the Army and he said it was land warrior then future warrior and now it's dead. But I dunno though cause he wasn't in that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krise madsen Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Land Warrior predates Future Warrior. It was part of the Force XXI programme to update and digitize the US Army, mainly by upgrading and digitizing existing equipment. Then came the requirement for a lighter and more deployable force. The Stryker brigades were created as a near-term solution and Land Warrior was transplanted to this force. The long term goal was (and is) the "Objective Force", now known as the Future Combat System. The "Objective Force Warrior" (now Future Warrior) was designed as part of the Future Combat System. Respectfully krise madsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demanufakture Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) From what I last heard, Stryker brigades in Iraq are field testing the beta version basically of the Land Warrior System. Soldiers carrying computers and being networked together is going to happen no matter how they choose to implement it. Seems to me like they are going to use the Stryker brigades as guinea pigs. Also, because President Bush can't get the money he needs to fight the war in Iraq, some of these systems may end up suffering as all the money is poured into the war effort for fighting today's war while leaving future wars on the lab table. Also, the article states that funding is being pulled for fiscal year 2008 budget. Sounds to me like they will put more money into it at a later time just not at the moment because of current events. Just my two cents. Edited May 5, 2007 by Demanufakture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=warcloud= Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 From what I last heard, Stryker brigades in Iraq are field testing the beta version basically of the Land Warrior System. Soldiers carrying computers and being networked together is going to happen no matter how they choose to implement it. Seems to me like they are going to use the Stryker brigades as guinea pigs. Also, because President Bush can't get the money he needs to fight the war in Iraq, some of these systems may end up suffering as all the money is poured into the war effort for fighting today's war while leaving future wars on the lab table. Also, the article states that funding is being pulled for fiscal year 2008 budget. Sounds to me like they will put more money into it at a later time just not at the moment because of current events. Just my two cents. I chuckled at the stryker beta quote, lot of beta testing going on, real life military and games hehe!, which also reminds me of the quote "wot ..no respawn" ha!. Every piece of satellite bandwidth is valuable and the military is always hungry for more ..yeah me too haha! I heard a while ago about the British military's Skynet 5A satellite has been launched into space from Kourou in French Guiana. Skynet 5A .. i think of the movie terminator and see the vision of the future fighter Blimey mate ..part of a £3.2bn system, some serious dosh there mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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