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BAE Systems Completes Integration of First Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon Prototype for the U.S. Army
6/13/08: NLOS Cannon, designed and built by BAE Systems, in partnership with General Dynamics Land Systems and the FCS Lead System Integrator team of Boeing and Science Applications International Corporation, is an integral part of the FCS Program and the lead vehicle in the family of eight FCS Manned Ground Vehicles.     more »



U.S. Army Completes Production of First Non Line of Sight-Cannon Prototype
6/9/2008: The U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) Program successfully completed full prototype integration of the first FCS Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) Non Line of Sight-Cannon (NLOS-C).     more »



BAE Systems' NLOS Cannon Travels 10,000 Virtual Miles During Reliability Tests
Feb. 29, 2008: BAE Systems has driven the Future Combat Systems’ (FCS) Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon more than 10,000 miles through its one-of-kind test center that evaluates the reliability of the NLOS Cannon in an operational environment.     more »



IN THE NEWS

6/14/08: The military community got its first peek at the Army’s newest self-propelled howitzer Friday when a prototype of the cannon made its debut at the Pentagon in celebration of the service’s 233rd birthday.
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6/11/08: In an age of escalating fuel prices, even military tanks are going hybrid. The military displayed its newest tank prototype on the National Mall on Wednesday.
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6/11/08: The U.S. Army brought a new hybrid electric tank, an unmanned helicopter and other weapons that make up the $160 billion Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization effort to Washington on Wednesday, lauding their relevance to troops fighting in Iraq now.
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DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE

The FCS development schedule calls for the first NLOS Cannon prototypes to be delivered in 2008 for testing with the Army Evaluation Task Force. The following timeline outlines the current development milestones demonstrating the system is on schedule.

Summer 2008
First NLOS Cannon prototype begins testing at Army test centers.

June 11-14, 2008 
First NLOS Cannon prototype goes on display at various Army Birthday celebration events in Washington, D.C.

May 2008
BAE Systems completes integration of first NLOS Cannon prototype. Read more.

 

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