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<ref>{{Cite web |title=UAV Tactical Control System (TCS) |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/uav_tcs.htm |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> The '''Tactical Control System''' ('''TCS''') is a group of protocols that govern the command and control system for [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (UAVs).

==History==

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==Testing==

Raytheon was to undergo formal Operational Evaluation with Fire Scout in [[fiscalFiscal yearYear 2008]]. Until then, tests to determine the progress of the system's development were ongoing. Positive results included:

*December 2004 - A scaled down laptop version of TCS, the Multiple Vehicle Control System (MVCS), was able to control two UAVs flying over [[Arizona]] simultaneously. The MVCS was also able to simultaneously control an unmanned surface vessel operating on [[Chesapeake Bay]] near [[Norfolk, Virginia]].

*January 2005 - The TCS system was able to complete a vertical shipboard landing on a moving target, the US Navy ship [[USS Nashville (LPD-13)|USS ''Nashville'']], independent of any pilot. This was the first time such a feat had ever been achieved.

*April 10, 2006 - Raytheon Company successfully simulated simultaneous command and control of two unmanned air vehicles ([[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]) and an unmanned surface vehicle from one common control system.

==References==

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