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Raytheon Expects DCGS 10.2 To Go Operational Following Tests

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Thursday, July 29th, 2010

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Raytheon's [RTN] Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) should start to go operational within the next three months, according to a company official. The system has been undergoing enterprise and operational testing at four classified sites, Mark Bigham, vice president information intelligence systems business, told sister publication Defense Daily recently. "It has been rigorously tested. That system provides a huge step forward in secure information sharing capability for the Air Force and the other services," he said. What DCGS 10.2 will…

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