DoD OKs cancellation of NLOS-LS

[unhappycamper]

The NLOS-LS was originally part of the Future Combat Systems program.


DoD OKs cancellation of NLOS-LS
By Kate Brannen - Staff writer
Posted : Friday May 14, 2010 12:33:33 EDT

The Pentagon announced late Thursday night that it had approved the Army’s decision to cancel the Non-Line of Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS). There was no indication in the announcement whether the Navy would finish funding development of the program.

In the same announcement, the Defense Department also said that management responsibilities for system development and acquisition for the remainder of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) equipment would shift from the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Integration to the PEOs that already manage similar systems.

The announcement was posted to the Internet at 8 p.m. on Thursday.

“A detailed analysis of alternatives determined that the NLOS-LS does not provide a cost-effective precision fire capability,” it said.

The Army intends to pursue other capabilities to fulfill the operational requirement defined for NLOS-LS, it says.



unhappycamper comment: I'll be glad to see this system making an exit.

Note to US Navy: You will never get to 313 ships if you keep spending money on crap like this. I'd also advise you to reign in ship costs. $5 billion is a tad much for a destroyer. And your brand new Ford-class aircraft carrier is somewhat overpriced at $11.5 billion dollars sans people, airplanes and weapons systems.