Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Raytheon To Supply Field Artillery Tactical Data System To U.S Army

      Raytheon Company has won an $81 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop and produce a new version of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS).

      Under the contract, Raytheon will provide general and fires command and control capabilities to ground forces, from mission planning to execution.

      AFATDS is designed to integrate and use information from a variety of sources to create a common operational picture. The system utilizes the information and common operational picture to plan, coordinate and control battlefield elements, including mortars, close air support, naval gunfire, attack helicopters, offensive electronic warfare, field artillery cannons, rockets and guided missiles.


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