WHITE SANDS , N.M. , Oct. 27 (UPI) -- On Oct. 23 the U.S. Army opened the Future Combat Systems Test Operations Complex at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Dennis Muilenburg , Future Combat Systems program manager , said during opening ceremonies: "Today's ribbon cutting is a formal kick-off for testing activities here at White Sands Missile Range. It represents a turning point in which we begin to bring FCS capabilities before soldiers. It is a strategy for how to modernize the Army and bring new network-capable technology before our soldiers by providing them with the information they need on the battlefield -- information that will keep them safe , information that will allow them to get their jobs done and allow them to get back home ," the Army News Service reported Oct. 26. The Future Combat Systems program is a prime component of the Army's modernization program. FCS is intended to interlink infantrymen using advanced communications and technologies to manned and unmanned ground and air platforms , from tanks to an unmanned aerial vehicle , providing the soldiers with a real-time accurate portrait of their combat environment.Related Topics Articles：

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