Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System
missile command and control system of the United States Army
The United States Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense [IAMD] Battle Command System (IBCS) is a plug-and-fight network intended to let a radar or any other defensive sensor feed its data to any available weapon—colloquially, "connect any sensor to any shooter". The IBCS is designed to link radars across thousands of miles and shoot down short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase.
IBCS was designed to replace eight anti-ballistic missile defense command systems, including Raytheon's Patriot missile engagement control station. Development began in 2004; 18 years later, IBCS completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E). It was approved for full-rate production in 2023.
Requirements
Part of the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) effort, IBCS aims to create an integrated network of air defense sensors that can interoperate with IBCS engagement control stations. Such sensors include AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel; AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR; AN/MPQ-53, AN/MPQ-65A and GhostEye (LTAMDS) in the Patriot missile system; GhostEye MR in NASAMS; AN/TPY-2 in Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD); AN/SPY-1 and AN/SPY-6 in Aegis BMD; and AN/APG-81 in Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
IBCS engagement stations will be able to control Army air-defense systems such as Patriot and THAAD, directing radar positioning and suggesting recommended launchers. Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps systems will be able only to share radar tracks or raw radar data. The Army requires all new missiles and air-defense systems to support IBCS.
History
In 2010, the Army picked Northrop Grumman to be the prime contractor.
In May 2015, the Army networked an S-280 engagement operations center with radar sensors and interceptor launchers for a test.
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