Singapore Develops Indigenous Digital Close Air Support System

Apache pilots used mobile-sized interface to receive CAS data

An Apache pilot uses a mobile-sized interface to receive close air support data.

Credit: Singapore Defense Ministry
ROCKHAMPTON, Australia—The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is developing and trialing a new digitally aided close air support (DACAS) system to enhance air-land integration as the Singapore Army rolls out a section-level battlefield management system (BMS). The DACAS application is an add-on...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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