WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — IBCS replaces previous legacy command-and-control systems to provide a single integrated air picture, reduce single points of failure and offer flexibility to deploy smaller force payloads, according to the statement.
"Today's successful intercept test demonstrated the power of the IBCS to conduct net-centric engagements with componentized sensors and launchers," Northrop Grumman Information Systems Vice President and General Manager Dan Verwiel said.
The test was staged in White Sands, New Mexico on Thursday morning when a ballistic missile serving as a threat surrogate flew against a defended target.
The missile was destroyed by two Patriot PAC-2 Interceptor missiles launched using the IBCS system.
"The enormous complexity of the air battle we face today and tomorrow demands we give commanders much greater flexibility to organize sensors and shooters," US Army Air Defense Artillery Chief Brigadier General Christopher Spillman said.
Spillman added that IBCS is the centerpiece of “how we achieve that and a revolutionized IAMD [Integrated Air and Missile Defense].”
Northrop Grumman is the US Army’s prime contractor for the IBCS since 2010.
