RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES TO DELIVER TCTS INCREMENT II AIR COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEM TO U.S. NAVY

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies business announced it will deliver on the full rate production contract awarded by the U.S. Navy for Tactical Combat Training System – Increment II (TCTS II), Air Combat Training System (ACMI) for the U.S. Navy.

Validated flight tests on F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft, TCTS II's long-range, air-to-air and air-to-ground networking capability supported real-time data exchanges. The system features an open architecture design, high encryption capability, computing power, and robust datalink. TCTS II will be the foundation for next-generation training scenarios that will use a combination of live, virtual and constructive entities.

TCTS II is planned to replace the U.S. Navy's legacy ACMI tracking systems with a single system to support training, from tactical aircrew unit-level training events to force exercise events, including mobile and fixed locations worldwide.

Developed and built by Collins Aerospace and teammate Leonardo DRS, TCTS II is a scalable and flexible open architecture system that enables highly secure air combat training among 4th and 5th Generation U.S. aircraft, and international aircraft.