Phase One of the Tactical Computation And Display Synchronization System (TCADS) is to determine if it is feasible to develop a viable capability to provide users at geographically dispersed facilities with the same computer generated information and displays while dramatically reducing the load requirements on existing communications. Phase One will determine whether the technology is available to produce such a capability at a reasonable cost within a reasonable time and still be supportable in the field. The second result of Phase one will be a functional description of the TCADS which can be used as the specification for the construction of a basic demonstration model of the TCADS in Phase one and a full prototype in Phase Two. The third result of Phase One will be a working basic demonstration model. The fourth result will be an implementation concept for the TCADS. This concept plan will include a proposed plan for the development and testing of pull prototypes during Phase Two, an initial production plan for moving the TCADS into pull scale production, and an initial plan for the fielding of production versions.
