Americans are switching to a new generation air defense system. Yesterday, December 27, the portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Department of Defense has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman for small-scale and full-scale production of IBCS systems.
The contract worth $1.4 is the final phase of the program launched in 2009. About $2.7 billion has already been spent on development, which confirms its high priority for the US Armed Forces.
Promo video of the IBCS system
The Integrated Combat Control System (IBCS, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System) was developed as the "brain" of the promising air and missile defense of the American army. It will combine not only radars and launchers created to replace Patriot, but will also become the core of an integrated air defense system that will process data from all possible sources, including fighter jets.
It is planned that at the beginning of next year, Raytheon will hand over the last contracted LTAMDS radars. The final tests of the air defense system will be held in 2022, and full-scale production of a promising combat system will begin in 2023.
