Raytheon Improves Life for Attack Controllers
Raytheon has completed demonstration of new hardware and software that vastly improves air-ground coordination.
Raytheon says its Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) system helps enhance the JTAC role.
Raytheon says its Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) system helps enhance the JTAC role.

Raytheon has completed the flight-test phase of a U.S.-funded research program to improve the accuracy and timeliness of close air support. By digitally linking pilots and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs–also known as forward air controllers or FACs), the process of selecting and delivering weapons onto targets can be improved to provide a decisive tactical advantage, according to the program sponsors. It could also save lives by minimizing collateral damage and friendly fire, they say.


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