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Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Army to conduct a risk reduction activity for a radar technology designed to replace the service branch’s current Patriot air and missile defense system radars. The company said Friday it aims to provide a Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor for integration into the Army’s Integrated […] More
Lockheed Martin has assisted the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency in a series of ballistic missile defense tests in the Atlantic Ocean during the Formidable Shield 2017 naval exercise that involved eight NATO member nations. Formidable Shield aimed to showcase interoperability between NATO allies using the organization’s command-and-control reporting structures and datalink architecture, Lockheed said […] More
The U.S. Army has wrapped up a developmental test of the Northrop Grumman-built Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. IBCS worked as a command-and-control platform for air defenders and helped them counter tactical ballistic missile threats through 26 simulated air battles during the three-week soldier checkout event held in August at Tobin Wells in Fort […] More
Boeing will participate at the upcoming Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Alabama, where it will feature homeland defense, integrated air and missile defense, commercial satellite and directed energy technologies. The company said Wednesday the event is scheduled at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville from Aug. 8 to 10 and includes a session where Boeing will exhibit alongside […] More
The U.S. Army has led a missile defense test at White Sands Missile Range to check the interception functions of a Lockheed Martin-built missile as part of Raytheon‘s Patriot integrated air and missile defense system. Lockheed said Thursday two PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles intercepted the designated targets during the test. PAC-3 MSE is an update to the PAC-3 missile and […] More
Coalition forces have completed a new at-sea demonstration of integrated air and missile defense capability with the interception of a ballistic missile target using a Raytheon-built Standard Missile-3 fired from USS Ross. The U.S. Navy said Tuesday the Maritime Theater Missile Defense Forum’s ASD-15 event featured a scenario in which an SM-3 Block IA guided interceptor engaged the missile target over the […] More
Parsons developed software components and algorithms for a Northrop Grumman-built integrated air and missile defense battle command system designed to destroy ballistic missiles. Parsons said Monday the U.S. Army conducted an initial flight test of IBCS on May 28 at New Mexico-based White Sands Missile Range. “Parsons is proud to be part of the team […] More
The U.S. Army has conducted an initial flight test of a Northrop Grumman-built integrated air and missile defense battle command system designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles. The IBCS has mission control software that aims to help engagement center operators intercept missile threats, the company said Thursday. Dan Verwiel, vice president and general manager of […] More
