PCAS prepares for live weapons drop
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Raytheon will demonstrate their Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) capability with a live fire mission later this year, it has emerged.
Speaking to Shephard, Raytheon programme manager and senior engineering fellow, Dr Dave Bossert, confirmed the first operational demo would incorporate a manned A-10 Thunderbolt II, although the programme is still ‘primed’ to integrate the capability on board unmanned platforms. Original efforts had centred around developing an optionally piloted-variant of the Thunderbolt II until plans were recently put on hold.
It is understood that the first test flight will take
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