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Army To Inform Using IBCS For Offensive Fires With More Experiments, Official Says

Army To Inform Using IBCS For Offensive Fires With More Experiments, Official Says
The IBCS provides a common mission command and sensor/weapon integration network for all Army AMD echelons that improves protection against threats in complex integrated attack scenarios. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Army is planning for more experimentation to inform using the new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) for controlling offensive fires, a lead official said this week. Col. Chris Hill, the Army’s program manager for integrated fires mission command, told reporters that using IBCS “from an offensive perspective” is part of the service’s “roadmap for integration.” “So when you start hearing things like GMLRS [rockets],…like PrSM [missiles], those offensive systems are part of…

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