
The Army’s new Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) has achieved initial operational capability (IOC), the company announced Monday. The IOC milestone designates that IBCS meets objective capabilities required for the platform and follows the recent approval to move the platform into full-rate production. "With this declaration, the system is now ready to be fielded to Army units to further support the development of the system’s capabilities,” Northrop Grumman said in a statement. “IBCS…