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First production quantities of the U.S. Army's Airborne Command and Control system are delivered
Dec 22, 2004 9:39 PM 

Raytheon Company has delivered initial production quantities of the Army Airborne Command and Control System (A2C2S). This system is equipping selected U.S. Army UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters with a mission equipment package, and thereby transforming them into airborne command posts. The A2C2S enables commanders and their staffs—at brigade, division and above—to maintain digital command, control and communication while traveling through a battlespace at 120 miles per hour.

During 17 months of combat duty in Iran, prototype versions of the A2C2S flying command post logged thousands of mission hours, assisting warfighters and peacekeepers overseas. Despite operating in harsh combat environments, the command and control systems exceeded their performance and reliability requirements.

Initially, Raytheon is delivering five systems and two A-kits for EUH-60 helicopters. The company anticipates that additional A2C2S systems will be funded in fiscal year 2005. Overall, during the program's lifetime, it is expected that approximately 120 A2C2S systems will be fielded by the U.S. Army.

The A2C2S is able to support digitized and non-digitized forces in operational scenarios including large-scale mechanized operations, smaller-scale special operations, and homeland defense applications. A parallel A2C2S effort called the Homeland Defense Module links civilian emergency first responders to National Guard and active military forces engaged in disaster response and homeland security missions.


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