Northrop Grumman Delivers Prototype Shelters to US Army to Upgrade Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System
04 Novembre 2015 - 3:30PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered four
prototype engagement operations center shelters for the integrated
air and missile defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS),
incorporating improvements resulting from input gathered from air
and missile defenders.
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"These new shelters will offer significantly more speed and
flexibility to conduct IBCS operations, and better protection of
our soldiers," said Dan Verwiel, vice president and general
manager, integrated air and missile defense division, Northrop
Grumman Information Systems. "Our ability to deliver the first of
these prototypes just 11 months after contract award benefited from
our integration and production expertise and continued close
collaboration with the Army."
The four prototype shelters were developed as a result of
several warfighter exercises that Northrop Grumman employs to gain
soldier "hands-on" experience and feedback into the products. The
identified focus areas include shortening time to engagement,
increasing transportability and improving protection for the
soldiers.
Two people can set up the new shelter, which provides basic IBCS
engagement capabilities more rapidly. It is designed to be
compatible with any Army load-handling-system vehicle for greater
transporting options. The shelters have been integrated with an
active system to protect soldiers from CBRNE (chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear and explosives) hazards.
"We appreciate the valuable input provided by the TRADOC
(Training and Doctrine Command) capability manager and the soldiers
of the 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment to help us improve the
IBCS," said Verwiel.
The shelters will be used by IAMD warfighters to further assess
for future design upgrades and mature the system, continuing
Northrop Grumman's warfighter-centered design philosophy for
enhancing the IBCS.
Foundational to IAMD transformation and key to the Army IAMD
portfolio, the IBCS is managed by the IAMD Project Office, Program
Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal,
Alabama.
IBCS replaces seven legacy command-and-control (C2) systems to
provide a single integrated air picture, reduce single points of
failure and offer the flexibility for deployment of smaller force
packages. By networking sensors and interceptors – as opposed to
simply linking them – IBCS provides wider area surveillance and
broader protection areas. With its truly open systems architecture,
IBCS enables integration of current and future sensors and weapon
systems and interoperability with joint C2 and the ballistic
missile defense system.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
CONTACT: Sudi Bruni
858-592-3407
sudi.bruni@ngc.com
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