Notional Modernization Strategy
- Evolutionary Modernization program providing several enhancements to current MCE
- ‘Build-a-little, test-a-little, field quantities at User discretion’
- Enables modernized Air Control Squadrons to inter-operate more effectively & efficiently with entire TACS community in AEF environments
- Completion of Modernization program, ACS fleet comprised of 8 BCCs & 20 RCCs:
- 8 Air Control Squadrons complemented as follows:
- - 4 Air Control Squadrons, comprised of 1 BCC & 3 RCCs
- - 2 “Light” Air Control Squadrons, comprised of 1 BCC & 2 RCCs
- - 1 ACS Field Training Unit (FTU), comprised of 1 BCC & 2 RCCs
- - 1 ACS Demonstration/Test & Evaluation Unit, comprised of 1 BCC & 2 RCCs
- 25 AN/TPS-75 Radars equipped with EMT & 10 cold body sensor/tracker correlators
- 25 Low Noise Amplifier upgrade kits for the 25 Radars equipped with EMT
- 25 modernized remotely operated, high reliability, “fire-up &forget” Radars
- 11 new ARM Decoys covering short & long pulse RF waveforms