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Air Force explores lighter and faster TACPs

15th May 2019 - 13:10 GMT | by Scott Gourley in California

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The US Air Force is preparing to work with industry to modernize the capabilities of the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP). Specifics of the modernization interest, including plans for a mid-June industry day, were outlined in a recently-released RfI. 

As described in the announcement, a TACP is an USAF individual or team aligned with either a conventional United States Army unit or with an Air Force, Army, Marine, or Navy special operations team. TACPs provide precision terminal attack guidance of US and coalition fixed and rotary-wing close air support (CAS) aircraft, artillery, and naval gunfire. They also establish and maintain

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Scott Gourley is a US-based writer on defence and security issues. A former US Army …

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