iGov completes production test & evaluation under TACP-MCS program
NewsJune 23, 2017
RESTON, Va. Engineers at iGov completed Production Acceptance Test and Evaluation on the Tactical Air Control Party-Mobile Communications System (TACP-MCS) program. Officials say, more than 200 system requirements were tested successfully, including line-of-sight, range testing for voice, data, and video.
Chuck Reiche, Vice President of iGov's Program Management Office, says "The system is now in the Operational Testing phase, and we have a high degree of confidence it will be found both suitable and effective."
TACPs are the principal Air Force liaison elements with the Army and the special operations communities. TACPs advise and assist the ground commander in planning, directing, and coordinating, close air support (CAS) missions. TACPs provide terminal attack control and deconfliction of a CAS aircraft with supporting indirect fire, Army rotary wing, or intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets within the area of operations to prevent fratricide.
The MCS provides four radio channels supporting legacy and next-generation waveforms with an extremely user-friendly interface. The system also provides local area network, full motion video receiver, digitally-aided CAS, and global positioning system capabilities.
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