 The requirements were developed by the Marine Corps Electronics Branch which was a department underneath the Electronics Development Division within the Navy’s Bureau of Ships.When funds became available in 1957 a contract was awarded to Litton Systems Incorporated for the development of the Marine Tactical Data System.MTDS consisted of three major components that worked in concert to automate early warning, fighter direction and the control of surface to air missiles within the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF).