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Army’s IBCS Program Approved To Move Into Production

Army’s IBCS Program Approved To Move Into Production
A Northrop Grumman produced Engagement Operations Center (EOC) and Interactive Collaborative Environment (ICE) which are demonstrated in realistic environments at Fort Bliss in preparation for the IBCS Limited User Test. Photo: U.S. Army

The Army’s program to field a next-generation missile defense command platform, being built by Northrop Grumman [NOC], has been approved to move into production, a defense official told Defense Daily.  Ellen Lord, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official, signed the Acquisition Decision Memorandum for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) program on Wednesday. News of the Milestone C decision for IBCS to move into low-rate production was first reported by Defense News. IBCS is the Army’s…

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