Future Combat Systems to hit a few bumps.

• Position: Washington PULSE - Brief Article

The road ahead for the Army's Future Combat Systems will be anything but smooth, a senior official said.

"We will always have to fight for the program and demonstrate we can get there. And that's an everyday fight," predicted Lt. Gen. Joseph Yakovac Jr., military deputy of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology. "That is the nature of the beast we live in." Immediate war-spending priorities make long-term projects harder to sell, Yakovac told an industry...