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==Testing==

Raytheon was to undergo formal Operational Evaluation with Fire Scout in [[fiscal year 2008]] 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.