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Army Completes Successful Final Development Test With IBCS Ahead Of Operational Evaluations In 2020

Army Completes Successful Final Development Test With IBCS Ahead Of Operational Evaluations In 2020
An illustration of the recent Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) test with the Sentinel and Patriot radars and a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Const Reduction Initiation interceptor. (Image: Northrop Grumman)

The Army on Thursday completed a successful final developmental test with its future missile defense command platform, taking down two cruise missile surrogates, as the program moves toward operational testing in 2020. The intercept demonstration was the fifth flight test of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS), being developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC], and included linking Patriot and Sentinel radars, Marine Corps sensors and participation from two Air Force F-35s.  "We are extremely proud of…

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