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==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 [[Military of the United States|US military]]. Also,as underwell theas [[NATO]] [[standardization policySTANAG 4586]] the '''Tactical Control System''' is set to runcompliant UAVs in all NATO countries too. '''Raytheon''' developed the systems to run on [[computer]]s using a type of [[Unix]] [[operating system]] called [[Solaris (operating system)|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:

*simultaneousSimultaneous control of multiple UAVs

*complianceCompliance with NATO's Standardization Agreement 4586

*integrationIntegration of plug and play payloads

*the weaponizationWeaponization of the Fire Scout and Fire Scout operational evaluations.

==Testing==