Tactical Control System


The Tactical Control System is a group of protocols that govern the command and control system for unmanned aerial vehicles.

History

Developed by EG&G Technical Services and Raytheon, starting in 1999, the Tactical Control System is designed to run UAVs in all branches of the United States military as well as NATO STANAG 4586 compliant UAVs. Raytheon developed the systems to run on computers using a type of Unix operating system called Solaris 8 from Sun Microsystems. Raytheon also developed a system for the Linux operating system.
According to the winning Raytheon bid for the development of the TCS system, it will feature:
Raytheon was to undergo formal Operational Evaluation with Fire Scout in fiscal year 2008. Until then, tests to determine the progress of the system's development were ongoing. Positive results included: