Which historical system contributed to CRC/TACS development by requiring integrated C2?

• A. Patriot air defense systems
• B. SAGE airborne early warning
• C. Nike/Hawk ground-to-air missile systems
• D. Iron Dome

Answer: (C)

Coordinating multiple sensors and weapons across a theater requires a unified command and control structure that ties detection, tracking, and engagement decisions into one picture. The Nike/Hawk system pushed for this kind of integration because it needed to fuse radar data from several sites, share target information, and issue coordinated firing orders to distributed launch batteries. That need to bring together diverse elements into a single, functioning control network laid the groundwork for theater-level control concepts, which later evolved into the CRC/TACS framework. While other systems also involve integrated control, the Nike/Hawk lineage most directly exemplifies the push toward a centralized, coordinated C2 approach that CRC/TACS embodies.