not being able to properly forecast weight issues with the system. The Army claimed in an August 11, 2005 article in The Wall Street Journal that Lockheed could potentially lose the contract if they did not resolve the issue. ACS was cancelled on January 12, 2006. The Department of Defense paid a contract termination fee of $200 million, nearly all of which was passed on to subcontractors such as Argon ST, Harris Corporation, and L-3 Communications. Most Lockheed Martin and Army personnel were reassigned to other projects. On November 2, 2006 the US Army revealed it has plans to revive the ACS program in 2009, and conducted an Industry Day in mid-October. The Army continues to envision the ACS program as capable of meeting US Navy ISR needs for a replacement of the EP-3E Aries II. Boeing pitched a modified version of the Boeing P-8 Poseidon to fill the ACS role. The ACS project has since been superseded by EMARSS, based on a smaller aircraft. References External links "Aerial Common Sensor (ACS)," GlobalSecurity.org. 2000s United States military reconnaissance aircraft Synthetic aperture radar