The
Future Force unit of action (UA) was designed by the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...
’s tactical war-fighting echelon. Although optimized for offensive operations, the
Future Combat Systems
Future Combat Systems (FCS) was the United States Army's principal modernization program from 2003 to early 2009. Formally launched in 2003, FCS was envisioned to create new brigades equipped with new manned and unmanned vehicles linked by an unpr ...
(FCS) equipped unit of action (UA) will have the ability to execute a full spectrum of operations. FCS will improve the strategic deployability and operational maneuver capability of ground combat formations without sacrificing lethality or survivability.
Each will consist of:
* 3 combined arms battalions (CABs)
* 1 non-line-of-sight (NLOS) cannon battalion
* 1 reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition (RSTA) squadron
* 1 forward support battalion (FSB)
* 1 brigade intelligence and communications company (BICC)
* 1 headquarters company
See also
British Army's
Future Army Structure (Next Steps), for comparison.
ReferencesFCS White Paper, April 2008
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Brigades of the United States Army