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BAE Systems Completes Integration of First Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon Prototype for the U.S. Army
6/13/08: MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - BAE Systems has completed the integration of the first Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon prototype: the U.S. Army's first fully integrated Future Combat Systems (FCS) Manned Ground Vehicle.     more »

U.S. Army Completes Production of First Non Line of Sight-Cannon Prototype
6/9/2008: The U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) Program successfully completed full prototype integration of the first FCS Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) Non Line of Sight-Cannon (NLOS-C).     more »

BAE Systems' NLOS Cannon Travels 10,000 Virtual Miles During Reliability Tests
Feb. 29, 2008: BAE Systems has driven the Future Combat Systems’ (FCS) Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon more than 10,000 miles through its one-of-kind test center that evaluates the reliability of the NLOS Cannon in an operational environment.     more »

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DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE

Development Timeline

The FCS development schedule calls for the first NLOS Cannon prototypes to be delivered to the Army in 2008. The following timeline outlines the current development milestones demonstrating the system is on schedule.

June 2008
Prototype 1 of the NLOS Cannon made its first public appearance on the National Mall directly in front of the U.S. Capitol Building, June 11. A total of eight such prototypes will eventually be delivered to Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., by 2009. The first five of those will be delivered by December 2008, the remaining three in early 2009. At Yuma, Army testers from the Army Test and Evaluation Command, will put the eight prototype NLOS Cannon vehicles through rigorous, detail-oriented testing, to ensure they meet performance requirements, said Lt. Col. Robert McVay, product manager for the NLOS Cannon. Read more.

May 2008
BAE Systems completes integration of first NLOS Cannon prototype. Read more.