PURPOSE OF TACTICAL CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS)
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ENSURE FAMILY OF CAPABLE UAVs AND PAYLOADS IS AFFORDABLE AND FIELDED EXPEDITIOUSLY?
A FAMILY OF UAVs REQUIRED TO SUPPORT SERVICE IDENTIFIED MISSIONS (TUAVs, MAEs, HAEs)
DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL GCSs FOR EACH AIR VEHICLE HAS PROVEN TO BE EXPENSIVE & TIME CONSUMING
BUILDING INDIVIDUAL SERVICE SPECIFIC GCSs PRODUCES NON-INTEROPERABLE UAV SYSTEMS
BUILDING INDIVIDUAL GCSs COMPLICATES EFFORT TO PROVIDE/MAINTAIN C4I CONNECTIVITY