Northrop Grumman handed over the "brain" of air defense: delivery of key components of the IBCS system for the US Army has been completed

The American defense giant Northrop Grumman has announced a major achievement in the program to create a new air defense and missile defense system for the US Army. The company has fully completed the delivery of all major end products (MEI) under the Initial Mass Production (LRIP) contract for the Integrated Combat Control System (IBCS).

This is not just another shipment of equipment. This means that all the key "building blocks" — computing complexes, servers, software and interfaces — necessary to create a single "brain" of air defense have been delivered to the customer. IBCS is a revolutionary architecture that integrates radars, launchers, and other sensors from different manufacturers into a single network. Instead of each complex "seeing" only its own part of the sky, IBCS gives commanders a single, holistic and maximally accurate view of the situation, allowing them to make decisions faster and more efficiently.

Completing this delivery is a huge step forward. It officially confirms the combat readiness of the system and removes the main obstacles to its accelerated deployment in real combat units of the US Army around the world. The army can now begin mass integration of IBCS into its anti-aircraft battalions, dramatically increasing their effectiveness and ability to counter modern threats such as ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.