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Northrop Grumman Delivers First IBCS Engagement Operations Center To Poland

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 20th, 2022

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Northrop Grumman Delivers First IBCS Engagement Operations Center To Poland

The first IBCS engagement operations center for Poland’s WISLA air and missile defense program leaves Northrop Grumman’s Huntsville production facility. Photo: Northrop Grumman.

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Wednesday it has delivered the first of six production Engagement Operations Centers for the new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) to Poland. Poland is the first international customer for the new IBCS future command system and is procuring the capability through its WISLA air and missile defense modernization program. “As Poland acquires IBCS to modernize their air defenses, they are also taking major steps toward real Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)…

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