SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- General Dynamics C4 Systems says a team it is leading recently supported the successful critical design review of a Marine Corp aviation sub-system.
The sub-system is the Aviation Command and Control Sub-system, or AC2S, part of the USMC's new Common Aviation Command and Control System, which provides Marine Corps operators with the unprecedented ability to share mission-critical voice, video, sensor and other command-and-control data during any mission.
"The data sub-system fuses sensor inputs from expeditionary radars, weapon systems, unmanned aerial vehicles and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance resources into a high-resolution, real-time display that forms a common operational picture for Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanders and their staffs," the company said. "CAC2S will replace the legacy Marine Air Command and Control System."
As a result of passing the critical design review, General Dynamics will now build four AC2S engineering development models for integration into a CAC2S system for developmental testing and operational assessment.
"CAC2S will deliver a lighter, leaner and more effective aviation command-and-control system while reducing the overall systems inventory, sustainment and training costs associated with the Marine Corps' expeditionary missions, said Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems."
