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Army

Northrop Grumman Receives $289 Million For IBCS Upgrades, Looking At 2020 LRIP Decision

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, October 1st, 2018

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Northrop Grumman Receives $289 Million For IBCS Upgrades, Looking At 2020 LRIP Decision

A visualization of Northrop Grumman's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS).

The Army has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $289 million deal to continue work on the company’s next-generation missile defense command platform, including critical operations center and software upgrades, with the goal of reaching a potential low-rate initial production decision in 2020, officials said Monday.Northrop is tasked with upgrading its Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System’s (IBCS) engagement operations centers and integrated fire control network relays, while also developing a new version of the system’s software to…

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