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September 12, 2013

Raytheon moves forward on DARPA Persistent Close Air Support program
Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 12, 2013
Raytheon is moving forward with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on the agency's Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program, whose software could enable ground troops to receive close air support sooner by improving coordination among joint terminal attack controllers, airborne sensors and weapons. Originally designed for the A-10 Thunderbolt, the recently expanded PCAS program intends to now develop a platform- and sensor-agnostic electronics suite that can be easily integrated onto ... read more

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