GCC: Hizam Al-Taawun programme updatenote

The GCC Hizam Al-Taawun aircraft identification and tracking system, a distributed C4I network developed by Raytheon, is reported to have not reached the required level because of a disparity between the GCC states. The following 188-word report included in Tactical Weekly of December 5, 2008 focuses on the issue and tells why this disparity exists. It also tells what the programme still needs to get it achieved.