Rockwell Collins, together with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, is developing the Integrated Computer System (ICS) for the U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS). The ICS is the common computing environment for all FCS platform types, including unmanned air platforms and manned and unmanned ground platforms. Through an open systems architecture approach, ICS integrates a wide range of traditionally independent or stove-piped computing applications into a single, integrated secure processing environment. This facilitates the network centric operations (NCO) requirements of a mobile combat force by providing mission critical information reliably and without compromise.

The General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems-Rockwell Collins team was awarded a contract modification in April 2005 to accelerate technology development of the ICS into the U.S. Army's Current Force. ICS will now benefit soldiers two years earlier than planned and will be deployed into the field on current force platforms, including Bradley fighting vehicles, Abrams main battle tanks and Humvees.

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