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Northrop Grumman’s ICBS Completes Demonstration

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Monday, November 21st, 2011

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Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) participated in a successful demonstration of fusing real-time data from a variety of sensors into a Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP), the company said recently. Sensors from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps were involved in the September proof-of- concept demonstration across laboratories in Huntsville, Ala., and Dahlgren, Va., and was connected by the Army's Integrated Fire Control Network and the Navy's Cooperative Engagement Capability to…

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