US Army Uses Northrop Grumman-Built System to Destroy Multiple Targets in Air and Missile Defense Test
19 April 2016 - 3:00AM
U.S. Army soldiers have executed a successful dual engagement
flight test of the Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE:NOC)-developed Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD)
Battle Command System (IBCS) to identify, track, engage and defeat
ballistic and cruise missile targets.
A video accompanying this release is available at:
https://youtu.be/vtNw8NDP6sM.
Building upon previous successful flight tests, the April 8
event validated the ability of IBCS to manage multiple threats. The
test included joint sensors providing data to the IBCS engagement
operations center to augment Army sensor data for a single
integrated air picture, and the IBCS selecting from different
missile types to defeat multiple threats arriving at the same
time.
"This IBCS test demonstrated the benefit of giving warfighters
expanded combinations of radars and weapon systems to achieve
any-sensor, best-shooter capability," said Dan Verwiel, vice
president and general manager, missile defense and protective
systems division, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. "Together with
the Army, we look forward to realizing the advances offered by the
IBCS open architecture, including taking advantage of sensors that
look in all directions to facilitate 360-degree protection for air
and missile defense missions."
The IBCS utilized sensors and interceptors from different air
defense systems connected at the component level to operate on the
IBCS integrated fire control network. Using tracking data from
Sentinel and Patriot radars, the IBCS provided the
command-and-control (C2) for a Patriot Advanced Capability Three
(PAC-3) interceptor to destroy a ballistic missile target and a
PAC-2 interceptor to destroy a cruise missile target.
Additionally, the IBCS flight test architecture included the
Marine Corps Tactical Air Operations Module for joint C2
situational awareness. Air defenders from Fort Bliss, Texas,
conducted all IBCS operations as part of the Limited User Test
system evaluation ahead of a Milestone C decision later this
year.
Foundational to IAMD transformation and key to the Army IAMD
portfolio, the IBCS is managed by the IAMD Project Office, Program
Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal,
Alabama.
IBCS replaces seven legacy C2 systems to deliver a single
integrated air picture and offer the flexibility to deploy smaller
force packages. By networking sensors and interceptors, IBCS
provides wider area surveillance and broader protection areas. With
its truly open systems architecture, IBCS enables integration of
current and future sensors and weapon systems and interoperability
with joint C2 and the ballistic missile defense system.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems,
cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to government
and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
CONTACT: Sudi Bruni
858-592-3407
sudi.bruni@ngc.com
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