{"id":56671,"date":"2021-01-13T21:52:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T21:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/13\/us-armys-future-battle-command-system-is-cleared-for-production\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:07:14","slug":"us-armys-future-battle-command-system-is-cleared-for-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2021\/01\/13\/us-armys-future-battle-command-system-is-cleared-for-production\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army\u2019s future battle command system is cleared for production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/12\/12\/after-complex-test-is-the-armys-major-missile-defense-command-system-ready-for-primetime\/\" target=_blank>Army\u2019s future battle command system<\/a> that will link sensors and shooters across the battlefield has been cleared for production, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to Defense News Jan. 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2017\/05\/25\/us-army-anti-missile-command-systems-initial-capability-delayed-four-years\/\" target=_blank>As part of a long and bumpy road<\/a>, the Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/11\/24\/production-decision-for-armys-critical-battle-command-system-delayed\/\" target=_blank>delayed the production decision <\/a>for the Northrop Grumman-developed Integrated Battle Command System in November due to administrative issues and the Defense Acquisition Board was scheduled to meet again Dec. 18 to determine whether the critical capability was ready to move into low-rate initial production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen Lord, the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, signed a formal acquisition decision memorandum for the program Jan. 13, just days before she expects to depart her post. She will step down Jan. 20, and Stacy Cummings, the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, will temporarily fill the department\u2019s top acquisition office once Joe Biden becomes president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBCS \u2014 which has cost the Army $2.7 billion to date to develop \u2014 was originally meant to serve as the command-and-control system for the Army\u2019s future Integrated Air and Missile Defense System against regional ballistic missile threats. But the service has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/02\/growing-mission-for-future-army-battle-command-system-accounts-for-delays\/\" target=_blank>since expanded its role<\/a> to tie together a broader array of sensors and shooters capable of defeating other complex threats such as cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program experienced an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2017\/05\/25\/us-army-anti-missile-command-systems-initial-capability-delayed-four-years\/\" target=_blank>almost a four-year delay<\/a> and struggled in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/02\/06\/army-falls-behind-with-new-anti-missile-command-system\/\" target=_blank>2016 limited-user test,<\/a> but following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/12\/12\/us-army-anti-missile-command-system-successful-in-more-complex-soldier-test\/\" target=_blank>several soldier checkouts <\/a>and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/smd\/2018\/08\/15\/us-armys-future-missile-defense-battle-manager-put-to-test-in-multidomain-operations\/\" target=_blank>test events<\/a> over the past few years as well as a successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/smd\/2020\/08\/20\/armys-future-missile-defense-battle-command-system-caps-off-major-test-with-defeat-of-cruise-ballistic-missile-threats\/\" target=_blank>limited-user test this summer<\/a>, it was expected the battle command system would be approved for production by the end of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to move into low-rate production, also triggers the start of the system\u2019s initial operational test and evaluation phase this year. 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