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Leidos Successfully Demonstrates Enduring Shield Air Defense System Ahead Of Army Test Program

Leidos Successfully Demonstrates Enduring Shield Air Defense System Ahead Of Army Test Program
Leidos' Enduring Shield mobile air defense system firing a test AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. (Photo: Leidos)

Leidos [LDOS] on Monday successfully test fired its Enduring Shield air defense system, validating the “end-to-end launch functionality” ahead of the Army developmental test program that will begin in January. The ground-based, mobile Enduring Shield system fired a test AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range missile from a simulated Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) interface to a designated target location. IBCS, which is built by Northrop Grumman [NOC], links sensors and effectors around the battlefield for air defense. Enduring Shield is meant to…

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