Developing Lighter, More Easily Deployable Fighter Ground Vehicles
WARRENDALE, Pa., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As the search for bin Laden is in
high gear, so too is the U. S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command's
(TACOM) pursuit of developing lighter, and more easily deployable, lethal,
survivable and sustainable ground mobility vehicles and equipment.
Representatives of TACOM will address technologies being developed and
simulation tools being used to meet the goals of the United States Army's
Transformation Campaign Plan during the SAE 2002 World Congress, March 4 - 7,
Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
"Army is busy preparing for current and future threats to our country's
security," said Robert K. Culling of TACOM and an organizer of the SAE
session. "Our part of the Army's Transformation entails making ground
equipment more easily deployable and transportable. For example, instead of
using heavy tanks, we need to produce lighter fighting vehicles that we can
deploy quickly to anywhere in the world.
"Our near-term solution -- Interim Armored Vehicle (IAV) -- involves
acquiring deployable fighting vehicles to meet various mission roles with the
needed troop protection and firepower in a short timeframe. This basically
involves reconfiguring a currently available ground vehicle system to meet the
changing mission requirements.
"The longer range plan -- Future Combat Systems (FCS) -- focuses on
developing and applying advanced technology to the next generation of lighter,
highly deployable ground vehicles to support the Army Transformation goals."
TACOM is responsible for providing and sustaining ground combat,
automotive, marine and armament technologies and systems, everything from
armaments to construction equipment, tanks, trucks, trains and boats.
The Army Transformation, outlined by the Chief of Staff of the Army in
October 1999, encompasses People, Readiness and Transformation. The goal is
to transition the entire Army into a force that is strategically responsive
and dominant at every point of operation. The plan is focused on predicted
threats and mission requirements while aggressively providing near-term
solutions for the soldier with industry and academic partners. Visit the
U. S. Army web site at http://www.army.mil/vision/Transformationinfo.htm for more
information.
The SAE session, "Technology for the Army's Transformation," which
consists of six separate presentations, begins 9 a.m., Thursday, March 7, Room
D0-01A.
SAE World Congress, the world's largest showcase of automotive engineering
technologies, attracts attendees from more than 50 countries. For more
details, including registration and special events, visit the SAE 2002 World
Congress web site at http://www.sae.org/congress or call 1-877-SAE-CONG (723-2664);
outside the U.S. and Canada, call 1-724-772-4027.
SOURCE Society of Automotive Engineers
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Related links:
http://www.sae.org/congress
CONTACT:
Mark D. Burd, Corporate P.R. of SAE,
+1-724-772-4052, or mburd@sae.org
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