:

Army

Army’s IBCS Roadmap Includes Connecting In C-UAS Capabilities By 2030

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

SHARE:

Army’s IBCS Roadmap Includes Connecting In C-UAS Capabilities By 2030

An IBCS Engagement Operations Center (EOC) loaded onto a M1085 Long Wheel Base truck at the Huntsville Manufacturing Center in Alabama. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)

The Army’s roadmap for its new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) includes connecting in counter-drone capabilities by 2030, a lead official said Tuesday. “Eventually, by 2030, we have to integrate all the way from counter-UAS capability in our IBCS maneuver all the way up to tactical ballistic missiles. It has to be seamless,” Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, head of Army Space and Missile Defense Command, said during an Association of the United States Army discussion on…

Congress

All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

Last week, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited North Kingstown, R.I.-based Senesco, which is teaming with autonomous systems company Havoc to bid on the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. […]

Congress

Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]