{"id":60647,"date":"2018-08-15T16:35:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/15\/us-armys-future-missile-defense-battle-manager-put-to-test-in-multidomain-operations\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:33:57","slug":"us-armys-future-missile-defense-battle-manager-put-to-test-in-multidomain-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/smd\/2018\/08\/15\/us-armys-future-missile-defense-battle-manager-put-to-test-in-multidomain-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army\u2019s future missile defense battle manager put to test in multidomain ops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/02\/growing-mission-for-future-army-battle-command-system-accounts-for-delays\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Army\u2019s future missile defense battle manager<\/a> was put to the test across long distances to prove it\u2019s capable of playing an integral role in multidomain operations, according to Northrop Grumman, the system\u2019s developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System, or IBCS, showed its ability to \u201cscale up and network\u201d over a large swath of terrain spanning from Texas to New Mexico to Alabama in a U.S. Army-led test, Northrop announced in an Aug. 15 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBCS is the linchpin for the service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2017\/10\/18\/army-awards-concept-design-contracts-for-patriot-radar-replacement\/\" target=_blank>future Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense system<\/a>, or AIAMD, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2017\/05\/25\/us-army-anti-missile-command-systems-initial-capability-delayed-four-years\/\" target=_blank>has seen schedule slips<\/a> to reach initial operational capability by several years, which has been partly due to the service expanding the mission for the command-and-control system beyond what was originally intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBCS won\u2019t just be the brains of AIAMD but will also connect to other vital systems on the battlefield, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/smd\/2018\/08\/08\/army-takes-serious-steps-toward-interim-cruise-missile-protection-capability\/\" target=_blank>Army\u2019s Indirect Fire Protection Capability<\/a>, designed to defend against rockets, artillery and mortars as well as cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And because of its increased responsibility on the battlefield, IBCS is being put to the test by soldiers in a series of rigorous checkouts and tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2017\/12\/12\/us-army-anti-missile-command-system-successful-in-more-complex-soldier-test\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635684929847859201-isr-ibcs-eoc-soldiersjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Army anti-missile command system successful in more complex soldier test<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The second soldier checkout of IBCS demonstrated it can perform in a highly complex and joint environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ability of IBCS to integrate sensors and shooters over a vast area and grow the single integrated air picture offers huge advantages to air defenders and the joint forces,\u201d Northrop\u2019s vice president of missile defense and protective systems, Dan Verwiel, said in the statement. \u201cThis was demonstrated using an operationally realistic equipment laydown across several states and showed how IBCS is truly a force multiplier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event showed &#8220;the ability of IBCS to scale broadly. It further demonstrated IBCS\u2019 robust network management technologies to efficiently and effectively maintain voice, data and video connectivity for the warfighter\u2019s increasingly complex and challenging environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The test was conducted under \u201cstressing threat conditions,\u201d according to Northrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBCS was able to network more than 20 nodes across White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; Fort Bliss, Texas; and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, but operated as a single system with nine IBCS engagement operations centers and 12 IBCS integrated fire control network relays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system also integrated Sentinel short-range air defense radars, Patriot air-and-missile defense radars, and Patriot Advanced Capability 2 (PAC-2), PAC-3 and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBCS was \u201cvirtually formed\u201d into an IAMD task force and defended four \u201ccritical\u201d assets while tracking enemy and friendly fighter aircraft, cruise missiles, and tactical ballistic missiles over \u201cmultiple\u201d two-hour scenarios over the course of five weeks, according to Northrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evaluation of IBCS capabilities included providing and managing a network that maintained voice, data and video connectivity; identifying objects in the air as friend or foe; and forming a single, integrated air picture. The system also planned, executed and monitored simulated threat engagements, Northrop said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The checkout event also included adding and removing nodes to show IBCS\u2019 ability to \u201cself-configure as a mobile ad hoc network,\u201d the statement notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, commanders are restricted by limited networks tied to individual, closed systems, Northrop noted, but, with IBCS, commanders can manage forces over large distances using whatever communications capabilities are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2017\/10\/09\/soldier-test-of-anti-missile-command-system-deemed-a-success\/\" target=_blank>Earlier soldier checkouts<\/a> showed IBCS\u2019 ability to build a more accurate integrated air picture and its effectiveness for countering electronic attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBCS has also taken out<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2015\/11\/13\/us-army-s-integrated-air-and-missile-defense-system-defeats-cruise-missile-target\/\" target=_blank> live targets,<\/a> with a successful intercept on its inaugural flight test as well as an \u201cengage-on-remote\u201d intercept in its second flight test. 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