Army targeting mid-2025 for fielding IBCS to initial battalions

By Dan Schere / March 26, 2024 at 8:52 AM
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The Army will field the Integrated Battle Command System to the first couple of Patriot battalions starting in mid-2025, according to the program manager. IBCS, the Army’s air and missile defense modernization platform, aims to connect sensors and effectors into one command-and-control (C2) system, utilizing multiple radars across the battlefield to help soldiers quickly identify, track and defeat threats. “Based on the type of conflicts we see in our future with our near-peer adversaries like China and...

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