Army, Northrop, Raytheon notch cruise missile intercept in first test of new system

By Jason Sherman / November 12, 2015 at 5:50 PM
A new Army missile defense system -- still in development and also being readied for potential export to Europe and the Middle East -- scored a direct hit on a cruise missile target in its first intercept attempt, early validation of the $6.9 billion Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) that aims to integrate all air and missile defense sensors, weapons and mission control. On Nov. 12, during the first IAMD developmental flight test, Sentinel radars posted...

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