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IBCS Test Intercepts Target With Patriot At Longer Range

IBCS Test Intercepts Target With Patriot At Longer Range
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 U.S. Army successfully intercepted a cruise missile in a record-breaking long-range flight test on Thursday using the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor with the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). The Army and Northrop Grumman [NOC] used a PAC-3 interceptor with the Army’s IAMD IBCS as well as both Sentinel and Patriot radars. Northrop Grumman noted the test demonstrated IBCS’ ability to detect, track, and engage a low-flying air-breathing threat target  at a range farther than…

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